Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

14.4°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	118	95	99	90	98	88	91	128	88	76	88	66	56	57	59	62	60	59	59	57	45	45	45	46
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	NW	NW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			5:35AM1.52m				5:59PM1.60m				6:29AM1.56m				6:49PM1.61m					7:19AM1.59m				7:37PM1.61m
Low Tide	11:24PM0.18m				11:45AM0.21m				00:18AM0.15m				12:39PM0.19m					1:07AM0.13m				1:30PM0.19m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—
mm	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	18	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	10	10	10	11	10	11	11	12	11	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	14	16	16	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	118	95	93	90	77	71	69	88	88	76	74	66	56	46	38	62	60	59	59	57	45	45	45	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 12	E 7	SSE 18	SSE 17	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	39	16	15	6	9	31	29	57	57	55	45	44	44	57	59	38	31	31	30	23	23	18	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	S 19	SE 18	N 12	N 11	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	12	12	13	7	13	3	10	26	25	23	21	20	18	17	16	12	13	12	12	22	16	16	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	—	—	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 4	NNW 4
kJ	70	83	99	88	98	88	91	128	—	—	88	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	3	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa 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	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	18	18	18	24	42	42	24	24	18	18	18	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Tokomaru Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Hicks Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9	9

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