Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
52
50
33
33
32
32
10
33
29
25
22
20
7
5
5
4
4
11
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:45AM1.56m
7:02PM1.60m
7:33AM1.65m
7:51PM1.65m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.17m
12:56PM0.21m
1:20AM0.10m
1:47PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
19
17
15
15
13
12
18
21
19
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
17
15
13
13
10
9
13
15
13
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
15
14
17
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