Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
278
234
230
226
222
183
180
160
111
111
85
83
106
138
193
297
606
684
612
593
626
794
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
SE
0
SW
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28AM1.53m
2:03PM1.61m
2:30AM1.50m
3:05PM1.59m
3:34AM1.48m
4:06PM1.59m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.17m
8:23PM0.23m
8:44AM0.20m
9:25PM0.23m
9:46AM0.21m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:13
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1
4
2
2
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
8
9
10
9
10
10
9
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
13
15
13
13
14
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