Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.0° 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 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.8
SE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)101010101011111111111110101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10817626332533857517792268200319441756140011701088103915251230970577704688588512320
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.80
9:55AM
1.68
10:27PM
1.77
10:51AM
1.63
11:24PM
1.72
11:49AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.07
4:12PM
0.02
4:48AM
0.10
5:07PM
0.07
5:45AM
0.14
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----4------------------
Temp. °C181513141212121314131312111112131413131312121314
Feels °C (?)16141114116357566567798988889
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