Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.5° 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 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SSE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
NE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)1010117777799889981289989111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25242913212710876901631661179315512669505479674239585756
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
0
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
1.58
1:50AM
1.60
2:13PM
1.54
2:51AM
1.58
3:15PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
0.20
7:34PM
0.14
8:06AM
0.24
8:32PM
0.17
9:07AM
0.26
9:32PM
0.19
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-6:45-------6:46-------6:47------
Sunset-----7:52-------7:51-------7:49--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161617171717161515161821212018171718192019191818
Feels °C (?)111112121315161514141618181817161719191817171616
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