Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SSE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.3
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
107
68
66
46
33
980
1155
1101
1045
868
638
427
312
255
211
178
154
102
73
57
50
78
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
W
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
10
N
5
W
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SSW
30
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:22AM1.36m
12:53PM1.40m
1:12AM1.32m
1:45PM1.37m
2:05AM1.30m
2:38PM1.37m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.36m
7:08PM0.43m
7:25AM0.39m
7:59PM0.45m
8:16AM0.40m
8:53PM0.44m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
16
15
14
11
10
9
8
8
11
15
16
13
10
10
9
9
15
20
18
15
11
Feels °C
11
10
12
8
6
4
5
5
4
5
8
12
14
10
7
8
6
6
13
19
17
13
5
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