Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
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)
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.1
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
689
604
604
510
549
570
570
411
637
841
679
637
488
472
464
400
353
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
SW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:00AM1.55m
12:35PM1.54m
00:55AM1.54m
1:33PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.18m
6:48PM0.27m
7:16AM0.17m
7:47PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
7
10
12
11
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
5
7
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
7
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