Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
472
407
400
353
335
283
278
247
204
200
141
160
143
143
115
112
106
102
100
64
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
0
S
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:33PM1.56m
1:54AM1.54m
2:34PM1.59m
2:56AM1.54m
3:36PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.17m
7:47PM0.27m
8:13AM0.16m
8:48PM0.26m
9:14AM0.14m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
5
12
1
Temp °C
7
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
4
7
7
8
7
6
7
9
10
11
9
8
9
9
12
10
10
15
13
12
10
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