Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.2
NNE
12
2.4
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
658
536
458
458
396
366
359
281
220
212
160
114
174
166
242
138
14
1156
1829
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:02PM1.57m
9:23AM1.46m
9:43PM1.57m
10:07AM1.48m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.22m
3:35PM0.23m
4:05AM0.21m
4:19PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
14
15
12
10
9
9
10
10
7
8
6
5
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
11
12
10
7
6
6
6
5
-1
0
-2
-3
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