Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 08 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)--
Afternoon (09 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
NE
0.6
ESE
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.9
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)98107106677997567777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61553135272222222424242638122223198251255262163168161161157
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
1.54
11:23AM
1.51
11:49PM
1.50
12:05PM
1.46
12:33AM
1.46
12:49PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.25
5:39PM
0.23
6:02AM
0.31
6:21PM
0.28
6:46AM
0.36
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset-7:37-------7:35-------7:34------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------111---------
Temp. °C211915151515191919181717171717171616161616161717
Feels °C (?)161512131314191718171615131212121111111212121314
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