Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.9° C

Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	362	292	286	227	227	194	231	231	226	168	133	130	113	86	84	65	67	57	54	38	38	25	18	31
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		3:14AM1.57m				3:54PM1.64m				4:15AM1.60m				4:54PM1.70m				5:15AM1.63m				5:53PM1.76m
Low Tide				9:33AM0.12m				10:07PM0.21m				10:32AM0.07m				11:10PM0.16m				11:32AM0.03m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	6	6	6	8	8	9	9	7	7	8	8	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	11	11	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	N 6
kJ	362	292	286	227	227	194	231	231	226	168	133	130	113	86	84	65	67	57	54	38	38	25	15	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 4	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	53	50	47	34	23	15	15	15	15	24	39	37	32	30	28	14	13	12	12	5	3	18	18	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 7	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	NE 11	S 8	S 8	E 12	ESE 7
kJ	3	3	3	21	20	35	16	28	26	8	5	5	5	5	5	7	17	16	15	5	5	6	12	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6
kJ	43	32	34	74	61	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	10	15	16	25	31	39	52	164
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Te Araroa	Three Points	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Hicks Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Torere Beach	Maraenui
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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