Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.7
SE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
33
66
64
61
53
50
28
59
61
126
283
316
386
336
295
274
129
170
241
187
184
147
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:26AM1.34m
4:58PM1.44m
5:15AM1.37m
5:44PM1.48m
6:02AM1.40m
6:28PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.35m
11:12PM0.39m
11:25AM0.31m
00:00AM0.34m
12:12PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
16
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
10
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
12
9
9
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