Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (15 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
12
0.6
S
5
1.5
S
7
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
65
47
71
23
49
34
30
21
19
19
16
14
13
0
4
1
23
0
13
27
20
0
45
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
10
S
0
E
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:12PM1.78m
6:32AM1.70m
7:08PM1.83m
7:29AM1.71m
8:04PM1.85m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.01m
00:28AM0.10m
12:49PM-0.03m
1:27AM0.06m
1:46PM-0.04m
2:24AM0.04m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
12
12
10
9
9
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
13
14
13
13
10
12
8
7
7
10
10
9
8
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
11
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
Energy kJ
64
65
47
71
23
49
10
6
21
16
19
20
20
21
21
15
19
11
9
32
35
63
118
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
NW
5
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.5
NNE
9
Energy kJ
46
45
42
9
15
5
34
20
4
19
17
16
14
13
19
20
12
11
6
5
27
46
46
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
23
22
22
30
18
14
13
10
10
10
4
4
1
23
8
13
12
12
26
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
5
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
6
6
13
6
6
37
19
14
7
20
1
2
5
6
20
211
193
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
0
0
18
18
18
18
61
42
53
58
18
18
18
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
2
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
5
5
8
7
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
8
7
5
4
5
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