Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.2°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 11	SSE 19	SSE 17	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	121	121	94	100	88	82	73	97	86	86	85	75	74	52	50	48	33	32	32	15	34	30	26
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	N	WSW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		5:06AM1.39m				5:25PM1.48m				5:56AM1.47m				6:13PM1.54m				6:45AM1.56m					7:02PM1.60m
Low Tide				11:13AM0.33m				11:44PM0.24m				12:04PM0.28m				00:32AM0.17m				12:56PM0.21m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	20	23	22	18	14	14	14	14	20	21	19	18	16	15	13	12	18	21	20	16	15
Feels °C	13	12	16	17	16	14	11	11	11	11	17	19	18	17	14	13	10	9	13	15	14	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	121	121	94	92	62	62	61	97	86	86	85	25	40	25	50	48	33	32	32	27	16	16	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	SSE 17	SE 16	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	E 13	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 12	E 12	SSE 15	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 19	SSE 17	SSE 16
kJ	3	28	62	100	88	82	73	14	9	19	15	75	74	52	11	11	23	10	10	10	34	30	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 14	E 14	NE 12	NW 4	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNW 6	SSE 16	E 12	SSE 16	SE 13	SE 19	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	6	3	3	3	3	4	14	6	3	12	12	12	11	11	3	25	10	24	7	15	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	—	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 4	NW 5	NNW 6
kJ	1	—	1	7	11	11	7	8	45	59	62	87	146	102	10	10	16	25	29	43	17	28	55
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	53	53	53
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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