Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.2°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
16
16
16
9
13
27
24
10
4
13
29
29
29
11
11
5
25
3
4
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
12:17PM1.59m
00:39AM1.54m
1:17PM1.59m
1:40AM1.52m
2:19PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.16m
6:34PM0.24m
6:58AM0.17m
7:34PM0.25m
7:58AM0.18m
8:36PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
13
12
11
10
9
13
17
16
13
13
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
9
9
7
6
11
14
11
9
8
9
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
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