Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (15 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	33	34	37	37	55	69	155	250	413	640	776	976	1109	1239	1224	1393	1358	1271	1106	1106	970	943	778	767
Wind (km/h)	ENE	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	W	SSW	SW	W	NNE	E	SE	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off
High Tide			6:50PM1.81m				7:12AM1.68m				7:45PM1.83m				8:09AM1.68m				8:39PM1.82m					9:04AM1.66m
Low Tide					1:09AM0.07m				1:28PM-0.02m				2:06AM0.04m				2:23PM-0.01m					3:01AM0.03m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—
	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	17	17	15	14	13	11	11	11	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	12	14
Feels °C	13	13	11	11	11	11	12	16	16	13	12	11	9	9	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	10	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	14	15	10	37	55	69	155	250	413	640	776	976	1109	1239	1224	1393	1358	1271	1106	1106	970	943	778	767
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 10	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8
kJ	33	34	37	30	32	33	4	6	8	7	4	4	2	9	12	16	8	4	112	147	115	78	79	75
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 13	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 18	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 11	SSE 18	SSE 16	NW 5	NW 5	—	S 20
kJ	5	5	14	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	—	—	5	5	20	22	31	26	7	4	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	N 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	WNW 5	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	21	—	—	—	—	9	7	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	18	0	0	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Te Araroa	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	5	4	4	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	7
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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