Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.7° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	231	231	226	168	133	130	101	86	84	65	67	57	54	38	38	24	18	31	54	58	57	33	33	34
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	N	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				4:15AM1.60m				4:54PM1.70m				5:15AM1.63m				5:53PM1.76m					6:15AM1.66m
Low Tide		10:07PM0.21m				10:32AM0.07m				11:10PM0.16m				11:32AM0.03m					00:11AM0.11m				12:31PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	10	10	13	14	12	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	16	18	15
Feels °C	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	8	10	10	9	9	9	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	14	17	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6
kJ	231	231	226	168	133	130	101	86	84	65	67	57	54	38	38	24	15	68	51	50	39	17	28	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NE 4	NE 4	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	NW 6	E 10	E 10
kJ	15	15	8	24	39	37	33	30	28	14	12	12	12	2	2	18	18	31	54	58	57	19	33	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 12	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	16	28	26	8	5	5	5	5	5	7	17	16	6	5	5	6	12	11	4	4	4	33	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	5	10	16	22	26	36	71	157	118	94	80	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	42
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Hicks Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Torere Beach	Torere Beach	Maraenui	Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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