Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
199
378
286
273
253
172
164
55
54
47
47
48
51
38
39
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:01AM1.56m
12:34PM1.48m
00:50AM1.48m
1:25PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.23m
6:20AM0.19m
6:41PM0.31m
7:08AM0.25m
7:31PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
10
9
11
8
7
8
7
8
9
10
7
6
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