Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.2°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	123	86	85	85	85	83	52	50	33	33	32	32	16	33	28	25	22	20	7	5	5	4	4	11
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	W	NW	N	WSW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			5:56AM1.47m				6:13PM1.54m				6:45AM1.56m					7:02PM1.60m				7:33AM1.65m				7:51PM1.65m
Low Tide	11:44PM0.24m				12:04PM0.28m				00:32AM0.17m				12:56PM0.21m					1:20AM0.10m				1:47PM0.16m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	14	14	13	19	21	19	17	15	15	13	12	18	20	19	16	15	16	15	15	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	11	11	10	17	18	17	15	13	13	10	9	13	14	13	11	10	12	11	11	12	13	12	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	N 7	S 9	S 8	SE 11	S 8	S 8	SSE 11
kJ	123	86	85	85	25	33	20	50	33	33	32	32	16	16	16	16	8	15	6	5	5	1	1	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 8	SE 13	SE 11	S 8	S 12	SE 11	E 13
kJ	14	9	10	14	85	83	52	11	11	10	10	10	10	33	28	25	22	6	7	5	1	3	4	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNW 6	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 16	SE 13	SE 19	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 14	SE 11	S 13	S 12	SE 11	S 11	N 12
kJ	6	13	12	12	12	11	11	3	26	23	10	7	14	6	6	6	5	20	5	3	3	4	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 4	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	8	36	45	72	84	132	96	10	9	16	30	30	43	17	49	61	82	49	62	125	153	129	102	105
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	53	53	53	53	61	76	76	325	426	222	69
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Kaiaua Bay	Kaiaua Bay	Kaiaua Bay	Kaiaua Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's				Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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