Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.8
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
4
SSE
9
2.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
440
499
371
379
371
463
450
450
379
327
327
327
666
836
1340
2731
4097
3888
3160
2174
1838
2581
1071
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
40
SSW
35
SSE
45
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:06PM1.43m
00:23AM1.52m
12:58PM1.47m
1:16AM1.53m
1:55PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.24m
6:16PM0.30m
6:48AM0.21m
7:08PM0.30m
7:39AM0.19m
8:05PM0.28m
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clear
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clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
2
1
3
2
8
3
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
14
13
13
11
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
3
6
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
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