Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
SE
16
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
77
60
59
58
56
450
404
397
328
207
129
93
65
52
69
196
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:10PM1.56m
7:31AM1.49m
7:51PM1.59m
8:14AM1.53m
8:33PM1.61m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.22m
1:42PM0.21m
2:11AM0.18m
2:26PM0.19m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
6
5
1
Temp °C
12
13
15
15
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
9
14
18
17
14
12
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
15
14
12
12
11
9
7
6
12
15
13
11
9
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