Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

16.1°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 (10 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (10 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 10					Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Fri 13
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 6	NNE 7	E 9	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 9	ENE 11	ENE 9	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	29	30	31	30	13	25	25	24	75	163	40	44	55	147	188	169	193	94	79	65	128	128	121	111
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	7:40AM1.58m				7:55PM1.51m				8:23AM1.59m				8:38PM1.50m				9:05AM1.59m				9:20PM1.49m
Low Tide			1:53PM0.27m				2:08AM0.19m				2:37PM0.27m				2:50AM0.20m				3:20PM0.27m				3:33AM0.22m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—
	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	7:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	21	23	22	19	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	16	15	14	14	14	15	14	13	12	13	15	16	15	14	14	16	19	18	17	15	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	NE 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	ENE 6	NNE 11	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 8	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	23	16	15	16	26	8	25	12	75	163	30	44	55	147	188	169	193	146	41	120	103	114	94	89
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	E 7	NNE 11	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 7	ENE 9	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNW 8	NW 7	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 11	ENE 9	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	18	30	31	30	8	25	16	15	15	25	40	40	55	88	50	88	62	94	79	65	128	128	121	111
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	NNE 12	N 17	N 18	NNE 11	ENE 9	N 11	NNE 12	N 16	N 16	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNW 7	N 16	N 15	N 14	ENE 11	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14
kJ	29	7	7	7	13	53	54	24	25	10	13	45	45	62	64	42	20	41	37	51	38	38	37	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNW 7	NW 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	NW 8	NNW 8	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 6	NW 6
kJ	41	32	37	32	40	71	112	148	118	91	217	192	166	229	187	126	96	138	142	138	78	56	40	31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River 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	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	102	154	111	111	111	111	106	111	111	111	110	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)													2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	9	8	7

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