Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
141
160
163
143
115
112
106
102
100
64
63
77
175
169
215
293
127
113
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
S
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM1.59m
2:56AM1.54m
3:36PM1.63m
3:59AM1.56m
4:38PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:48PM0.26m
9:14AM0.14m
9:52PM0.23m
10:15AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
2
5
13
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
15
15
14
12
12
11
10
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
9
8
10
14
13
13
10
9
8
7
9
8
8
8
8
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