Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

14.2°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 (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).
	Fri 11					Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	SSE 6	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	60	60	60	61	61	44	44	44	44	60	60	113	151	284	848	622	506	339	374	117	132
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	ESE	NNW	NW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	NNE	N	NW	W	WSW	SSE	SSE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					6:12PM1.69m				6:39AM1.62m				7:02PM1.70m				7:29AM1.64m				7:50PM1.68m
Low Tide		11:57AM0.11m					00:31AM0.10m				12:51PM0.10m				1:21AM0.07m				1:41PM0.11m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	13	12	11	9	9	9	14	14	12	12	11	12	12	9	12	15	14	12	11
Feels °C	8	10	11	9	8	6	6	6	9	8	7	9	10	8	7	6	9	10	7	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	NE 9	NE 8	NE 9	NNW 5	NW 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 13	NE 13	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 16	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	NW 6	SSE 12	SSE 7
kJ	19	19	28	21	39	10	17	17	17	44	44	62	37	45	848	622	506	339	6	117	132
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	SE 7	NE 13	NE 13	NE 9	ENE 9	NW 6	NE 13	NE 8	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 13	SSE 17	NW 6	NW 6	NE 12	NE 12	SSE 11
kJ	28	27	19	61	61	39	30	14	44	17	60	113	151	284	42	184	18	15	24	23	87
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	SE 7	SE 7	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NW 7	NW 7	ENE 8	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 8	NNW 5	SSE 16	SSE 18	ENE 8	WNW 6	NE 12
kJ	60	60	60	19	13	44	44	44	16	8	13	43	43	43	7	8	105	63	7	3	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	SSE 4	—	NNW 5	NW 5	—	WSW 2	SSW 7	S 5	SSE 6	S 6	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 5	SW 3	—	SSE 12	SSE 6	S 11
kJ	1	5	—	2	6	—	1	52	12	60	78	—	—	—	4	37	4	—	374	108	661
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	18	42	42	24	61	0	0	0	0	18	24	26	18	0	105	0	0	0	18	180
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Hicks Bay	Kaiaua Bay	Three Points	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Maraenui	Tokomaru Bay	Hicks Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Three Points	Three Points		Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Hicks Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3		5	4	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	7	5	1	1	1	4	4	5	4	7	3	4	5	4	4	1	9
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9

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