Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
1
0
2
2
0
0
3
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2802
2418
2081
1823
1230
998
887
1447
1230
1037
863
805
699
606
640
612
503
286
249
237
264
226
212
158
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:55PM1.52m
2:13AM1.55m
2:54PM1.57m
3:14AM1.57m
3:54PM1.64m
4:15AM1.60m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.19m
8:05PM0.28m
8:34AM0.15m
9:06PM0.25m
9:33AM0.12m
10:07PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
7
8
9
7
8
8
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