Waiapu River Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waiapu River

Issued: 5 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (05 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NE
9
1.1
S
5
0.5
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
9
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
67
54
51
51
17
17
7
6
7
6
10
10
10
7
16
14
14
45
31
50
31
7
310
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:33AM1.39m
9:59PM1.51m
10:15AM1.36m
10:40PM1.49m
10:59AM1.34m
11:22PM1.48m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.34m
3:46PM0.29m
4:21AM0.34m
4:27PM0.31m
5:04AM0.34m
5:10PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
7
8
1
Temp °C
16
15
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
14
13
13
12
13
16
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
15
14
13
11
10
11
10
11
11
6
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
86
67
54
51
51
17
17
7
6
443
418
417
321
275
240
246
213
173
74
59
45
31
26
310
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
19
13
14
14
16
7
2
2
2
7
6
6
7
8
7
9
14
14
45
31
28
19
7
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
17
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
6
8
8
7
7
2
2
2
6
2
5
10
10
10
7
16
2
2
13
20
8
8
7
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
7
2
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
0.2
WSW
3
1.1
S
5
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
8
Energy kJ
53
41
58
100
119
214
287
422
504
727
763
686
561
498
424
1
50
282
337
624
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
76
344
102
323
323
76
76
76
76
42
69
42
42
42
42
42
0
18
48
48
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
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