Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
NE
10
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
280
97
65
67
27
74
97
52
213
268
467
505
222
265
583
725
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
25
S
25
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:51PM1.59m
8:14AM1.53m
8:33PM1.61m
8:58AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.18m
2:26PM0.19m
2:53AM0.15m
3:11PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
14
17
17
14
13
11
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
11
13
13
9
8
7
6
8
5
4
7
8
7
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