Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.3°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
65
63
4
10
18
17
16
10
10
10
10
16
16
9
28
25
11
4
13
11
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
0
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:22AM1.60m
11:42PM1.56m
12:17PM1.59m
00:39AM1.54m
1:17PM1.59m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.22m
6:02AM0.16m
6:34PM0.24m
6:58AM0.17m
7:34PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
15
13
10
9
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
13
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
12
10
7
6
10
11
11
12
10
8
7
6
11
13
11
9
8
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