Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
265
227
210
203
158
153
140
135
90
85
77
74
74
52
49
27
23
23
13
47
23
21
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:22AM1.69m
10:42PM1.64m
11:12AM1.69m
11:33PM1.61m
12:06PM1.67m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.06m
4:39PM0.13m
5:00AM0.07m
5:31PM0.15m
5:52AM0.10m
6:25PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:39
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Temp °C
12
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14
18
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14
13
12
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13
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Feels °C
10
10
11
14
13
12
12
11
10
9
12
15
16
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
6
5
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