Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (31 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
533
730
705
642
513
423
353
302
285
243
180
140
135
99
69
49
48
32
32
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:19PM1.63m
11:51AM1.73m
00:17AM1.58m
12:49PM1.69m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.06m
6:14PM0.13m
6:32AM0.11m
7:12PM0.16m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
6
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
11
9
10
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