Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.6°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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
356
383
327
319
380
322
336
298
212
188
169
186
199
151
151
147
162
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:30PM1.39m
3:52AM1.32m
4:19PM1.43m
4:42AM1.37m
5:06PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.41m
10:00AM0.36m
10:36PM0.36m
10:50AM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
3
5
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
8
7
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
3
3
4
5
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
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