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Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
21.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
ESE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)11111010139910101010111111111099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149146110106261257307278294169138138105105103927875757371705242
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
1.56
8:04PM
1.47
8:29AM
1.61
8:50PM
1.52
9:12AM
1.65
9:36PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
0.25
2:16AM
0.19
2:49PM
0.19
3:02AM
0.16
3:33PM
0.14
3:48AM
0.14
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:39-------6:41
Sunset---8:00-------8:00-------7:59----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020201716161520232423181718172123242218171717
Feels °C (?)201920211715151318232321171617162022242217151213
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