Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

14.2°C

Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (22 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22							Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	NE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 13	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	64	49	91	83	183	102	95	43	20	20	20	28	52	52	100	98	130	116	92	92	88	66	61
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	3:21AM1.29m				3:45PM1.40m					4:14AM1.33m				4:35PM1.43m				5:06AM1.39m				5:25PM1.48m
Low Tide			9:28AM0.40m					10:05PM0.37m				10:20AM0.38m				10:55PM0.31m				11:13AM0.33m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	16	20	21	20	17	16	15	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	20	22	22	18	14
Feels °C	12	12	14	15	16	16	14	14	12	10	12	13	12	14	14	13	12	13	16	16	16	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 5	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	64	36	91	83	183	102	95	43	21	33	21	19	52	14	100	98	130	116	92	92	62	62	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	SSE 14	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 8	ENE 10	SSE 10	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	SE 16	SSE 14	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12
kJ	51	49	44	71	19	18	18	19	20	20	20	13	10	52	8	3	3	3	62	80	88	66	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 17	SE 11	SE 15	NE 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	NNW 5	NW 5	ENE 10	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	SE 17	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 14	E 13
kJ	11	29	57	43	3	3	3	18	16	16	10	2	1	9	6	6	6	11	3	3	3	4	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	SSW 2	S 10	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	NW 2	—	NW 3	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	8	7	4	15	1	237	20	28	21	—	—	—	—	2	—	4	11	10	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Cliffs Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Three Points East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	154	109	0	0	0	53	53	155	153	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	53	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Hicks Bay			Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay			Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1			3	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	9	9	5	5	6	5	5	6	4	5

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