Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)23s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
14
1.4
ESE
14
1.4
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
0.9
SSE
23
0.9
SSE
22
1
SSE
22
1
SSE
23
0.9
SSE
23
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
0.8
SSE
17
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.7
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
20
1
SSE
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
930
811
735
613
770
862
912
971
731
414
378
344
283
258
254
206
203
199
329
621
807
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:04AM1.66m
9:31PM1.78m
9:58AM1.62m
10:22PM1.72m
10:51AM1.58m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.02m
3:53AM0.04m
4:09PM0.08m
4:44AM0.07m
5:01PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
14
11
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
11
13
10
8
8
7
6
7
9
9
7
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
7
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