Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
512
379
371
379
450
450
441
379
384
327
501
562
1269
1475
1412
1814
2414
2103
1749
1838
1764
2469
1202
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
40
S
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:06PM1.43m
00:23AM1.52m
12:58PM1.47m
1:16AM1.53m
1:55PM1.52m
2:13AM1.55m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.24m
6:16PM0.30m
6:48AM0.21m
7:08PM0.30m
7:39AM0.19m
8:05PM0.28m
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7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
3
2
2
6
16
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
11
10
11
10
12
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
9
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
7
9
9
8
8
6
5
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
4
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