Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.5°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	353	297	285	243	183	140	135	99	78	49	48	32	32	16	15	15	7	6	6	2	5
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		11:51AM1.73m				00:17AM1.58m				12:49PM1.69m					1:17AM1.53m				1:48PM1.64m
Low Tide				6:14PM0.13m				6:32AM0.11m					7:12PM0.16m				7:30AM0.16m				8:11PM0.18m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	14	13	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	17	19	18	17	15
Feels °C	10	10	9	8	8	9	9	9	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	14	14	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 13	N 12	N 6	NNE 6
kJ	353	297	285	243	183	140	135	99	78	49	48	32	32	16	23	25	37	13	12	56	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	N 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	N 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	N 12	N 12
kJ	5	4	19	19	19	19	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	13	6	6	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	N 16	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 11	N 13	N 13	SSE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 8	SE 11
kJ	2	5	3	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	13	13	7	5	5	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	N 6	N 6	—	—
kJ	—	3	11	14	10	15	23	16	21	28	22	21	16	22	49	42	—	52	67	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Loisell's East Cape	Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Blackhead Wairarapa	Anaura Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	76	108	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	61	76	53	53	53	27	26	27	323	53	27	24
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Hicks Bay		Anaura Bay	Tolaga Bay	Maraenui
Rating (10 max)	4		3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Back Beach Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2
Header Global	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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