Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
14
0.2
NNE
12
2.2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
366
359
281
220
212
160
114
174
153
93
183
14
880
1242
1565
1665
2285
2567
2200
1944
1624
1384
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:23AM1.46m
9:43PM1.57m
10:07AM1.48m
10:25PM1.57m
10:53AM1.50m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.22m
3:35PM0.23m
4:05AM0.21m
4:19PM0.24m
4:48AM0.19m
5:05PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
14
16
13
11
10
9
11
11
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
4
4
5
11
14
11
8
7
6
7
7
1
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
0
1
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