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Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)10121212121212121212121111101010999998888988888911101010101010999999999966777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)171303452634737811101611021247145520321706139510408327015735886036607277586505124135604602502222011492383282812602792412361051881621621411187068443130202225311373516661770848956979789
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
1.69
10:14PM
1.78
10:37AM
1.62
11:09PM
1.70
11:34AM
1.54
12:04AM
1.63
12:31PM
1.46
1:00AM
1.55
1:30PM
1.40
1:55AM
1.49
2:27PM
1.37
2:48AM
1.45
3:21PM
1.36
3:38AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.05
3:58PM
0.01
4:34AM
0.10
4:52PM
0.09
5:30AM
0.16
5:47PM
0.17
6:25AM
0.22
6:41PM
0.25
7:21AM
0.27
7:36PM
0.31
8:15AM
0.31
8:30PM
0.36
9:07AM
0.32
9:23PM
0.39
9:56AM
0.32
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset----5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141214161513121212131315151514141413141615151413121213141414131212121314151414141414151717161717171718181817181818181817
Feels °C (?)11101215128676879101010101089108788889101010101010101211111111101111121414141515151517161616171717171715
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