Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
216
237
220
208
193
178
175
131
108
230
283
230
247
222
222
180
146
111
111
109
83
75
93
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
ENE
0
SW
0
W
5
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:29AM1.57m
1:03PM1.64m
1:28AM1.53m
2:03PM1.61m
2:30AM1.50m
3:05PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.13m
7:23PM0.21m
7:44AM0.17m
8:23PM0.23m
8:44AM0.20m
9:25PM0.23m
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
5
4
4
6
6
6
7
8
7
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
10
10
9
8
10
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