Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
3
SE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
884
800
865
955
1066
1024
1005
1541
970
807
826
1255
1072
1044
923
809
830
959
878
896
799
697
618
710
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:17PM1.46m
5:29AM1.40m
6:02PM1.48m
6:15AM1.41m
6:46PM1.51m
6:59AM1.42m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.40m
11:41AM0.30m
00:14AM0.38m
12:27PM0.29m
1:00AM0.36m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
6
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
20
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
Energy kJ
884
800
865
955
1066
1024
1005
983
970
807
826
75
1072
1044
923
809
830
959
878
896
799
697
618
710
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
N
15
0.2
SSE
21
0.6
SSE
19
0.8
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
Energy kJ
170
100
88
81
36
4
43
238
427
549
578
566
525
343
223
212
193
183
147
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
2
S
7
3
SE
10
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
7
2.5
SE
9
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
126
160
182
225
206
332
422
1541
210
253
279
1255
183
183
152
150
127
52
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
48
48
48
48
48
48
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
57
51
51
42
42
42
42
26
24
18
24
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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