Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.3°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	83	88	73	70	68	66	68	70	75	197	173	185	163	206	127	86	86	105	134	124	111	108	99	53	44	44
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	S	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	2:19AM1.49m				2:48PM1.60m				3:22AM1.48m				3:47PM1.56m					4:22AM1.48m				4:43PM1.54m				5:18AM1.50m
Low Tide			8:30AM0.21m				9:10PM0.19m				9:30AM0.25m					10:07PM0.20m				10:29AM0.27m				11:02PM0.19m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	7:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	18	20	20	17	17	18	18	22	24	23	20	19	17	19	17
Feels °C	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	16	18	17	17	18	16	16	17	17	20	20	20	18	18	16	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSE 10	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	N 6
kJ	83	88	73	70	68	66	68	70	75	197	173	185	163	151	127	86	86	105	134	124	20	108	99	53	44	60
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	N 6	SSE 16	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	N 7	N 7	N 7	SSE 11	SSE 10	N 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7
kJ	11	11	11	11	11	11	24	24	51	48	41	18	17	15	14	45	35	34	23	21	20	19	19	18	18	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	NE 10	SSE 16	N 12	N 12	SSE 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	SSE 9
kJ	4	9	8	7	4	24	11	11	50	2	2	2	2	2	2	13	12	23	21	20	2	5	20	20	41	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 4	NNE 7	NNW 4	—	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	206	66	66	66	62	79	40	111	28	—	37	59	102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	156	154	109	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	26	0	0	0	0	0	102	53	0	57	61	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Maraenui	Maraenui	Waiapu River				Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokata	Waiapu River		Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Maraenui	Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Maraenui
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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