Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
202
202
239
199
239
231
231
265
261
235
227
224
175
172
172
172
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
NE
15
NW
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17AM1.50m
6:36PM1.58m
7:02AM1.57m
7:20PM1.62m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.22m
12:27PM0.22m
00:54AM0.16m
1:14PM0.18m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
16
16
15
15
11
11
8
7
10
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
13
12
9
10
6
8
5
4
7
10
12
10
8
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