Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
100
64
63
61
175
169
243
120
129
110
206
166
142
141
143
125
168
319
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
0
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:36PM1.63m
3:59AM1.56m
4:38PM1.68m
5:00AM1.59m
5:36PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:52PM0.23m
10:15AM0.11m
10:54PM0.18m
11:16AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
9
7
8
10
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
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