Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
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)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
32
31
31
33
66
64
61
53
50
29
58
30
126
283
395
386
381
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:10PM1.40m
4:26AM1.34m
4:58PM1.44m
5:15AM1.37m
5:44PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.43m
10:37AM0.35m
11:12PM0.39m
11:25AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
14
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
8
8
10
12
14
14
13
13
13
14
9
8
8
9
8
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