Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (05 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (05 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111010109999999999999910999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112693277760444836332127223120717217613013013010310390908898927364
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
1.66
8:54PM
1.59
9:14AM
1.64
9:40PM
1.59
9:58AM
1.61
10:23PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
0.12
3:05AM
0.14
3:32PM
0.12
3:51AM
0.17
4:15PM
0.14
4:35AM
0.21
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56
Sunset---7:40-------7:38-------7:37----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718181615151518202019171616151819191918171817
Feels °C (?)161515161414141416161616151314141716161717151616
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