Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999991010101010109108108111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2322742742743403854525395515745736366746339235971032803154615741574172016241395
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
1.54
8:52PM
1.57
9:08AM
1.51
9:34PM
1.55
9:50AM
1.48
10:15PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.18
3:06AM
0.25
3:22PM
0.21
3:48AM
0.28
4:04PM
0.25
4:31AM
0.32
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------1----1-111--111221
Temp. °C171818171817171718181818171817171819181818181818
Feels °C (?)151516151615141415161515141513131516151616161616
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