Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
2.5
NNE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2.3
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
0.4
ENE
1.8
NNE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999678881313171716101099999910999999999989977777777777777778991313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)174165145136263331130140989535259575114241235662621101780881464655529155249231184255211149112112113102104321352353338318298535463431254273301451567712706999703647571975111013741416
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
40
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
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-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
1.52
12:25PM
1.40
12:41AM
1.46
1:15PM
1.38
1:28AM
1.41
2:04PM
1.37
2:16AM
1.38
2:53PM
1.37
3:05AM
1.36
3:42PM
1.39
3:54AM
1.36
4:30PM
1.42
4:42AM
1.38
5:17PM
1.45
5:29AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.25
6:29PM
0.34
7:01AM
0.29
7:18PM
0.39
7:46AM
0.32
8:07PM
0.42
8:33AM
0.34
8:57PM
0.44
9:20AM
0.34
9:48PM
0.44
10:08AM
0.34
10:38PM
0.43
10:56AM
0.32
11:28PM
0.40
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise----7:22-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415151515151616161718181818171717171717181715131313141313121212121110101212121213121213131313131313121313131313131212
Feels °C (?)10101110101091099121414141415151515141516161412121111986777544656788887788898810101010111010
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