Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
92
104
147
257
269
293
297
289
303
210
103
144
69
68
67
65
50
55
59
59
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:15PM1.41m
1:35AM1.30m
2:04PM1.39m
2:27AM1.28m
2:55PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.42m
7:47AM0.40m
8:24PM0.42m
8:36AM0.41m
9:15PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
15
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
14
15
16
15
13
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