Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Fri morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.9
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
372
382
407
434
440
441
454
463
379
379
379
379
327
327
333
333
279
720
804
1922
1999
2746
2740
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:36PM1.52m
12:06PM1.43m
00:23AM1.52m
12:58PM1.47m
1:16AM1.53m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.30m
6:01AM0.24m
6:16PM0.30m
6:48AM0.21m
7:08PM0.30m
7:39AM0.19m
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
7
2
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
10
8
7
7
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
6
5
8
6
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
8
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.4
NE
9
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
169
372
382
407
434
440
441
454
463
379
379
379
379
327
327
333
333
279
279
326
260
239
20
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1.1
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.2
S
19
Energy kJ
239
189
289
248
206
211
177
203
264
220
177
136
105
103
80
57
41
42
17
17
24
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNE
7
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
N
7
Energy kJ
144
96
148
155
126
88
94
62
6
5
5
4
25
47
57
13
9
12
19
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
0.8
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.9
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
5
18
35
50
40
23
33
30
68
88
130
338
595
720
804
1922
1999
2746
2740
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
18
18
18
42
42
42
24
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
51
51
18
51
51
51
51
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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