Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (03 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
759
746
746
846
841
827
800
674
628
533
451
449
432
296
290
239
239
239
239
239
240
234
198
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:25AM1.41m
8:52PM1.54m
9:07AM1.40m
9:31PM1.53m
9:49AM1.39m
10:11PM1.53m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.26m
3:12AM0.31m
3:19PM0.26m
3:54AM0.29m
4:00PM0.28m
4:35AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
12
11
12
14
15
Feels °C
8
11
10
8
8
8
8
6
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
12
12
9
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
551
759
746
746
846
841
827
800
674
628
533
451
449
432
296
290
109
108
115
95
239
240
234
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
S
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
NE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
22
13
12
12
12
6
4
1
4
4
4
2
9
3
13
4
239
239
239
239
62
4
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
28
13
21
5
5
1
2
5
4
2
2
3
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.2
N
6
2
N
7
Energy kJ
12
12
18
28
82
143
200
211
219
161
109
59
96
356
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
48
93
0
102
108
76
93
0
0
0
0
0
61
108
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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