Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

14.6°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 22			Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	183	104	95	43	20	20	20	20	52	81	78	94	116	119	119	92	88	83	65
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	3:45PM1.40m					4:14AM1.33m				4:35PM1.43m				5:06AM1.39m				5:25PM1.48m
Low Tide				10:05PM0.37m				10:20AM0.38m				10:55PM0.31m				11:13AM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	17	16	16	15	16	17	16	15	14	14	15	15	20	23	22	18	15
Feels °C	15	17	14	14	14	12	12	13	13	14	13	12	13	12	16	17	16	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 10	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	183	104	95	43	21	35	23	48	13	81	78	94	116	119	119	92	64	62	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 10	SSE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	SSE 17	SE 16	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 12
kJ	19	18	18	19	20	20	20	10	52	9	8	3	3	28	62	80	88	83	60
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	NW 4	ENE 10	NW 4	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 14	E 14
kJ	3	3	3	18	16	16	10	1	10	1	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	4	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	—	SSW 3	S 10	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	—	—	NW 4	NW 3	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4
kJ	9	11	4	—	2	237	20	20	17	—	—	1	2	—	—	7	12	10	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cliffs Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	109	0	0	0	53	53	69	58	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	42	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape		Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Three Points		Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay
Rating (10 max)		3	2	2	2	1	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5

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