Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.7
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
81
79
258
344
469
530
590
612
604
675
642
463
384
347
265
224
210
203
199
150
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48AM1.63m
9:06PM1.65m
9:34AM1.67m
9:53PM1.66m
10:22AM1.69m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.15m
3:24AM0.08m
3:49PM0.13m
4:11AM0.06m
4:39PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
18
19
16
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
13
14
12
11
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