Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 am 16 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s
Evening (16 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 23	SSE 22
Wave Graph
kJ	55	69	155	250	413	640	776	976	1109	1239	1429	1393	1358	1136	1121	1106	983	956	822	767	735	613	770	725
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NE	E	SE	ESE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:12AM1.68m				7:45PM1.83m				8:09AM1.68m				8:39PM1.82m					9:04AM1.66m				9:31PM1.78m
Low Tide	1:09AM0.07m				1:28PM-0.02m				2:06AM0.04m				2:23PM-0.01m					3:01AM0.03m				3:17PM0.02m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	7:16
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	17	17	15	14	13	11	10	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	13	13	14	15	13	11	11
Feels °C	11	11	11	16	15	13	12	11	9	8	12	12	11	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	14	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13
kJ	55	69	155	250	413	640	776	976	1109	1239	1429	1393	1358	1136	1121	1106	983	956	822	767	735	613	604	595
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 10	NNW 10	W 16	S 5	S 5	S 8	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 23	SSE 22
kJ	32	33	4	4	9	7	4	4	9	9	21	4	8	35	100	133	115	82	73	70	51	51	770	725
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 18	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 8	S 19	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	—	S 28	NW 5	SSE 24	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	3	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	—	—	5	5	5	7	31	26	48	44	—	15	3	325	49	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	NW 5	—	WNW 6	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NW 6	—	—
kJ	—	2	2	—	35	—	12	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	54	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	18	18	0	0	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Te Araroa	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	8	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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