Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.7° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	55	39	38	25	18	31	33	58	57	33	33	34	37	37	55	69	155	253	413	640	776	834	962	1055
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	NNE	N	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide				5:53PM1.76m					6:15AM1.66m				6:50PM1.81m				7:12AM1.68m				7:45PM1.83m
Low Tide		11:32AM0.03m					00:11AM0.11m				12:31PM-0.00m				1:09AM0.07m				1:28PM-0.02m				2:06AM0.04m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	15	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	16	14	13	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	9	9	11	11	12	12	12	10	10	13	15	15	13	12	11	10	11	13	10	10	11	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	55	39	38	25	15	46	43	32	32	23	24	17	17	37	55	69	155	253	413	640	776	834	962	1055
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	NW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 5	NE 10	NE 10	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6
kJ	12	5	5	18	18	31	33	58	57	33	33	34	37	8	19	33	3	4	4	6	6	6	7	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	NE 11	E 11	S 8	E 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 14	E 13	NW 5	NW 5	NE 10	S 18	S 18	S 18	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	6	5	9	6	12	11	5	4	4	5	5	5	14	30	4	6	4	6	6	6	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	—	NW 5	—	SSW 7
kJ	23	39	57	52	46	120	88	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	4	5	31	—	21	—	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	102	53	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	18	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape		Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Maraenui	Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokomaru Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	1	3	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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