Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

14.4°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9					Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NE 8	NE 8	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	90	98	91	78	78	88	103	64	56	58	57	62	62	60	60	60	60	59	46	46	45
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	S	WSW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				5:59PM1.60m				6:29AM1.56m				6:49PM1.61m					7:19AM1.59m				7:37PM1.61m
Low Tide		11:45AM0.21m				00:18AM0.15m				12:39PM0.19m					1:07AM0.13m				1:30PM0.19m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	18	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	11	10	11	11	12	11	11	13	12	14	15	15	15	15	13	13	16	16	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	90	77	71	69	69	88	74	64	56	58	56	47	47	60	60	60	60	59	46	46	45
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	E 7	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	6	9	31	29	26	57	55	45	44	44	57	62	62	39	39	39	31	31	19	18	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	SE 18	N 12	N 11	NNE 11	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 8	SSE 11	S 8	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	7	13	3	10	12	25	23	21	20	18	17	16	12	13	6	12	5	15	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	—	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4
kJ	88	98	91	78	78	—	103	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	8	8	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokata East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	42	26	24	24	18	18	18	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9

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