Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
461
479
505
562
541
551
759
738
833
846
841
814
800
674
628
533
535
442
432
347
290
284
244
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11PM1.53m
8:25AM1.41m
8:52PM1.54m
9:07AM1.40m
9:31PM1.53m
9:49AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.32m
2:38PM0.26m
3:12AM0.31m
3:19PM0.26m
3:54AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
14
12
11
10
10
11
11
13
14
13
14
13
14
13
13
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
11
9
8
7
6
7
8
10
10
9
10
8
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
461
461
479
505
562
541
551
759
738
833
846
841
814
800
674
628
533
535
442
432
347
290
284
244
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
64
50
46
30
28
22
22
22
12
11
12
6
4
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
11
85
56
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
21
21
18
18
35
15
28
13
20
5
5
1
2
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1
N
6
Energy kJ
5
15
20
19
28
74
158
113
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
108
102
53
76
0
0
0
76
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
3
4
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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