Surf Forecasts:
Waiapu River surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 21 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period, SSE swell with 984 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE 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 Friday (Sep 18) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Waiapu River in the next 16 days are 1.9m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 11s period and expected on Monday (Sep 21) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waiapu River over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 243 | 361 | 291 | 250 | 129 | 68 | 64 | 743 | 907 | 613 | 316 | 154 | 113 | 122 | 226 | 192 | 155 | 414 | 424 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.49m | 11:35PM1.42m | 12:04PM1.44m | 00:22AM1.36m | 12:53PM1.40m | 1:12AM1.32m | 1:45PM1.37m | 2:05AM1.30m | 2:38PM1.37m | 2:59AM1.30m | 3:30PM1.39m | 3:52AM1.32m | 4:19PM1.43m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.34m | 5:49AM0.32m | 6:18PM0.39m | 6:36AM0.36m | 7:08PM0.43m | 7:25AM0.39m | 7:59PM0.45m | 8:16AM0.40m | 8:53PM0.44m | 9:08AM0.39m | 9:45PM0.41m | 10:00AM0.36m | 10:36PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 320 | 470 | 361 | 291 | 250 | 129 | 167 | 154 | 743 | 907 | 613 | 316 | 154 | 113 | 21 | 226 | 192 | 28 | 22 | 424 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 8 | SSE 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 11 | NW 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | NE 10 | E 15 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 243 | 193 | 171 | 140 | 107 | 68 | 64 | 53 | 153 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 45 | 59 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 11 | S 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | NW 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 18 | SSE 17 | NW 6 | NW 5 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 109 | 46 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 8 | — | SSW 4 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 7 | S 11 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 144 | 742 | — | 5 | — | 145 | 470 | 315 | 1732 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 122 | 424 | — | 155 | 414 | 876 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 57 | 24 | 27 | 18 |
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