Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.9° C

Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11			Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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)	0	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	506	574	719	599	340	292	286	227	227	194	231	231	226	168	161	130	113	86	82	65	67	64	54	38
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	2:54PM1.57m					3:14AM1.57m				3:54PM1.64m				4:15AM1.60m				4:54PM1.70m				5:15AM1.63m
Low Tide				9:06PM0.25m				9:33AM0.12m				10:07PM0.21m				10:32AM0.07m				11:10PM0.16m				11:32AM0.03m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—
	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	10	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	8	7	6	8	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	506	574	491	446	340	292	286	227	227	194	231	231	226	168	161	130	113	86	82	65	67	64	54	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	39	37	32	61	53	50	47	21	20	23	15	15	8	24	39	37	33	30	28	14	13	12	12	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 7	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 12	NE 11
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	35	16	28	26	8	5	5	5	5	5	7	17	16	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSW 5	SE 9	SE 9	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5
kJ	51	48	719	599	31	32	34	34	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	8	13	15	24
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Te Araroa	Tolaga Bay	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Three Points	Three Points	Loisell's	Te Araroa	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	6

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