Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 19 Jun 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
E
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.4
S
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)999999121111131313131313131312121212121212121111116111111101010101088891111119119999991111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)347310286275260283245377298347506581562578496495418395336248254199149142141989795227133941196359584484188251294607954757657434364256228195188162159194184183134125997473
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
E
10
SE
10
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
1.45
12:31AM
1.58
1:05PM
1.48
1:25AM
1.59
2:04PM
1.53
2:23AM
1.59
3:03PM
1.59
3:23AM
1.61
4:03PM
1.64
4:22AM
1.62
5:01PM
1.70
5:21AM
1.64
5:58PM
1.74
6:18AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
0.21
6:18PM
0.24
6:56AM
0.17
7:14PM
0.24
7:49AM
0.14
8:13PM
0.23
8:45AM
0.11
9:13PM
0.22
9:42AM
0.08
10:15PM
0.19
10:40AM
0.06
11:15PM
0.16
11:38AM
0.04
12:14AM
0.14
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset----4:52-------4:53-------4:53-------4:53-------4:53-------4:53-------4:54-------
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)98109109101011101213121110109989877766691011866710141210533445666666898789991010
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