Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
0
1
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NNE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3
NE
9
3
NNE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
3
E
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
161
141
404
708
1162
1769
1398
1141
1064
1274
1124
990
1084
1527
1238
1357
980
983
1045
932
1027
1066
1026
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
15
NE
5
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:02PM1.44m
2:17AM1.45m
2:54PM1.42m
3:07AM1.41m
3:43PM1.42m
3:56AM1.39m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.22m
8:06PM0.35m
8:34AM0.27m
8:58PM0.39m
9:22AM0.30m
9:49PM0.41m
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
6
4
3
1
1
2
6
21
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
11
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
13
12
13
13
11
12
14
13
11
10
8
10
7
9
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
1.2
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
3
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.5
ENE
9
0.7
NNW
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
E
11
Energy kJ
87
83
131
56
50
25
25
1398
616
1064
1088
1124
802
861
1107
65
1119
980
983
1045
932
1027
1066
1026
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.5
SSE
12
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
11
1.8
N
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
N
7
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
25
23
82
41
62
37
36
13
450
12
11
2
391
277
140
46
48
32
80
114
116
119
119
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
S
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.4
S
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
S
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
39
12
21
8
7
2
3
28
31
52
22
18
14
13
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NNE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
2.5
N
9
3
NNE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
3
E
9
Energy kJ
103
161
141
404
708
1162
1769
993
1141
1274
1019
990
1084
1527
1238
1357
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
108
188
188
442
188
401
327
222
83
83
79
42
42
0
42
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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