Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.6°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 6PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	16s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	51	48	544	730	718	642	513	431	359	302	290	243	183	143	135	99	88	49	49	33	32
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		10:56AM1.77m				11:19PM1.63m				11:51AM1.73m				00:17AM1.58m				12:49PM1.69m
Low Tide				5:17PM0.10m				5:36AM0.06m				6:14PM0.13m				6:32AM0.11m					7:12PM0.16m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	6	4	6	7	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	11	10	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	NW 7	NW 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	297	7	18	730	718	642	513	431	359	302	290	243	183	143	135	99	88	49	49	33	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	SSE 16	NE 13	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	N 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	19	48	7	12	12	6	6	6	5	4	19	19	19	19	17	17	16	15	14	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	N 9	NE 10	NE 13	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NE 9	N 7	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	51	6	4	7	7	6	5	2	2	3	1	6	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	668	258	544	1562	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	13	15	22	33	35	35	33	33	32	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokata East Cape	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Tokata East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	5	1	1	1	3	3	2	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	558	24	18	18	0	0	0	76	103	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	76	76	53
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Three Points		Tokata	Tokata	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	3		1	1	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	1	3	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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