Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
14
0.2
NNE
12
2.3
SSE
11
0.1
NE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
212
160
85
174
153
94
138
14
1167
6
1465
1371
1847
2330
2282
2070
1706
1487
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
40
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:43PM1.57m
10:07AM1.48m
10:25PM1.57m
10:53AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.21m
4:19PM0.24m
4:48AM0.19m
5:05PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
13
11
10
9
10
11
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
8
10
9
7
7
Feels °C
14
11
8
7
6
7
6
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
1
1
1
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