Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.1
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
570
570
411
637
841
679
637
488
480
464
400
353
335
283
278
247
242
200
141
138
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:35PM1.54m
00:55AM1.54m
1:33PM1.56m
1:54AM1.54m
2:34PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.18m
6:48PM0.27m
7:16AM0.17m
7:47PM0.27m
8:13AM0.16m
8:48PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
9
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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