Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.1
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1022
865
848
778
857
784
755
565
565
500
510
570
570
405
618
828
668
549
488
414
407
400
353
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:42AM1.52m
00:00AM1.55m
12:35PM1.54m
00:55AM1.54m
1:33PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.18m
5:54PM0.26m
6:22AM0.18m
6:48PM0.27m
7:16AM0.17m
7:47PM0.27m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
8
10
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
1
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
10
9
6
6
5
5
6
8
8
8
8
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