Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
165
207
220
322
308
306
373
698
768
1189
864
813
711
588
576
576
443
353
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
0
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM1.76m
6:56AM1.64m
7:25PM1.77m
7:50AM1.66m
8:16PM1.76m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.08m
1:10PM0.03m
1:46AM0.05m
2:03PM0.04m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
7
16
7
9
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
10
9
10
13
12
13
10
11
12
13
13
11
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