Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.7° C

Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17
Wave Graph
kJ	84	65	67	57	40	39	38	25	18	31	33	58	57	33	33	34	37	37	55	69	155	253	394	610
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	W	NW	N	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide				5:15AM1.63m				5:53PM1.76m					6:15AM1.66m				6:50PM1.81m				7:12AM1.68m
Low Tide		11:10PM0.16m				11:32AM0.03m					00:11AM0.11m				12:31PM-0.00m				1:09AM0.07m				1:28PM-0.02m


	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	14	15	14	14	13	16	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	16	15	13
Feels °C	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	12	11	13	12	12	11	15	15	14	12	12	11	10	11	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	ESE 11	NNW 5	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17
kJ	84	65	67	57	40	39	38	25	15	45	35	33	24	23	24	16	37	9	55	69	155	253	394	610
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	NW 6	ESE 10	NNW 5	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 4	NE 10	NNW 5
kJ	28	14	13	12	12	5	6	18	18	31	33	58	57	33	33	34	8	37	8	33	4	4	4	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	SE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 12	NE 11	E 13	S 8	E 12	ESE 7	NE 4	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	N 5	E 13	ESE 10	NNW 5	NE 10	NE 10	S 18	S 18
kJ	5	7	17	16	6	5	14	6	12	11	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	30	19	5	4	4	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 5
kJ	2	4	9	15	24	39	43	31	40	112	83	75	72	—	—	—	—	—	2	20	17	16	8	35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	18	76	42	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	4	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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