Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.6° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	18	31	33	58	35	33	33	34	37	37	55	69	155	250	413	640	776	976	1109	1224	1261	1393	1340	1254
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	N	N	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	SW	WSW	W	NE	ESE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on
High Tide					6:15AM1.66m				6:50PM1.81m				7:12AM1.68m				7:45PM1.83m				8:09AM1.68m
Low Tide			00:11AM0.11m				12:31PM-0.00m				1:09AM0.07m				1:28PM-0.02m				2:06AM0.04m				2:23PM-0.01m


	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	13	15	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	16	16	14	13	12	11	11	12	14	13	12
Feels °C	12	12	11	10	11	13	15	14	12	11	11	11	11	15	13	12	11	10	9	9	10	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	46	43	32	31	22	21	14	15	11	37	55	69	155	250	413	640	776	976	1109	1224	1261	1393	1340	1254
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	S 7	S 7	S 6
kJ	15	31	33	58	35	33	33	34	37	30	32	33	3	3	3	6	6	4	4	4	5	15	21	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 13	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 18	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 16	NW 6	S 19	SSE 16
kJ	18	11	5	4	5	5	5	5	14	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	5	5	28	107
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	S 4	S 7	—	S 6
kJ	111	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	15	24	3	37	21	—	—	—	6	44	—	44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay 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	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	42	0	24	0	0	18	156	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	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	Loisell's	Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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