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Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.7° 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 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.8
SE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.6
SSE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)10141414141414141613131314141455566661114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154140202041403748343232518053313957738914510910068
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
5
SSW
5
ENE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
1.46
1:21PM
1.50
1:54AM
1.42
2:09PM
1.44
2:44AM
1.39
2:57PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10AM
0.29
7:40PM
0.25
7:59AM
0.36
8:27PM
0.30
8:48AM
0.41
9:14PM
0.33
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-5:54-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-1111--
Temp. °C232429323126212223232524201918171818181919202019
Feels °C (?)202026282723212019202524171717171717171819202118
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