Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
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)
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
280
306
256
247
226
222
218
194
171
168
164
151
151
128
125
99
117
101
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:36PM1.65m
9:03AM1.62m
9:21PM1.60m
9:48AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.09m
3:16PM0.17m
3:37AM0.14m
4:01PM0.22m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
14
17
19
14
11
Feels °C
11
11
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
8
12
13
15
11
8
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