Surf Forecasts:
Waiapu River surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 16 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SSE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period, SSE swell with 5,620 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 13 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waiapu River this week:
The surf forecast for Waiapu River over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Waiapu River in the next 16 days are 4.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 6.5m 13s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 17) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 16th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waiapu River over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 3946 | 4648 | 2981 | 1765 | 995 | 686 | 149 | 107 | 87 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:06PM1.57m | 9:33AM1.61m | 9:50PM1.54m | 10:16AM1.59m | 10:32PM1.50m | 10:58AM1.55m | 11:15PM1.45m | 11:42AM1.50m | 00:00AM1.39m | 12:27PM1.45m | 00:46AM1.34m | 1:15PM1.41m | 1:35AM1.30m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.20m | 3:21AM0.15m | 3:47PM0.22m | 4:03AM0.19m | 4:31PM0.26m | 4:46AM0.23m | 5:15PM0.30m | 5:29AM0.28m | 5:59PM0.35m | 6:13AM0.33m | 6:46PM0.39m | 6:59AM0.37m | 7:34PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 12 | N 7 | NNE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 183 | 257 | 200 | 3946 | 4 | 13 | 1765 | 995 | 54 | 201 | 122 | 76 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 10 | S 5 | NE 8 | NNW 8 | N 18 | N 18 | N 16 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 149 | 107 | 64 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | SE 9 | N 13 | N 12 | SE 8 | S 15 | N 12 | N 12 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | NE 13 | — | — | N 13 | N 16 | N 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 43 | 87 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | S 5 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 94 | 206 | 389 | — | 66 | 11771 | 4648 | 2981 | 3633 | 1955 | 686 | 567 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 0 | 76 | 323 | 323 | 61 | 344 | 228 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 57 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 |
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