Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
790
858
721
433
392
377
295
250
185
286
262
225
225
220
210
235
1700
1923
2449
2206
1871
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:50AM1.66m
8:16PM1.76m
8:42AM1.65m
9:05PM1.73m
9:32AM1.63m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.04m
2:37AM0.04m
2:54PM0.07m
3:25AM0.05m
3:43PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
4
5
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
10
10
9
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
9
7
7
5
4
5
4
2
1
0
0
-1
0
1
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