Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
327
1020
1000
1324
1844
1393
1065
1508
2321
2262
1956
1229
961
850
832
1395
1203
1033
1033
882
511
434
370
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SW
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:58PM1.47m
1:16AM1.53m
1:55PM1.52m
2:13AM1.55m
2:54PM1.57m
3:14AM1.57m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.21m
7:08PM0.30m
7:39AM0.19m
8:05PM0.28m
8:34AM0.15m
9:06PM0.25m
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7:20
7:20
7:20
7:18
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5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
4
3
7
8
6
5
5
4
2
3
2
3
5
6
4
5
6
6
6
6
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