Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.2
E
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
NE
8
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
378
225
202
194
230
192
229
142
415
363
431
431
440
450
450
450
450
440
384
402
340
340
333
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:52PM1.52m
11:17AM1.41m
11:36PM1.52m
12:06PM1.43m
00:23AM1.52m
12:58PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.26m
5:27PM0.30m
6:01AM0.24m
6:16PM0.30m
6:48AM0.21m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
E
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
353
262
199
178
164
204
151
229
206
415
363
431
431
440
450
450
450
450
440
384
402
340
340
333
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Energy kJ
177
227
225
202
194
230
192
136
133
206
211
265
332
320
320
275
230
186
140
137
109
85
63
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
9
1
E
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
134
159
144
111
105
99
144
158
142
147
140
98
8
20
6
5
5
4
4
10
17
10
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.5
NNW
8
0.3
SSW
2
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.3
SSW
8
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
452
378
294
1
18
27
36
34
19
11
27
60
30
40
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
42
42
42
42
24
18
18
18
18
18
18
42
42
18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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