Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.4° 

Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Waiapu River based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Waiapu River right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waiapu River

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Poroporo

10 km SW149 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 225°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hicks Bay

30 km NW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
10
light winds from the SSW
(9 km/h at 210°)
9.3 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Waihau Bay

54 km W35 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 180°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay WXT AWS

69 km S7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
9.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

ASCATB179E38S

73 km ENE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
55
near gales from the SW
(53 km/h at 219°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB180E38S

91 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
65
gales from the SSW
(64 km/h at 212°)
- °C- km
- km


Pouawa

96 km S223 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDry
45
strong winds from the SW
(46 km/h at 225°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

ASCATB179E39S

98 km SSE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
60
near gales from the SW
(61 km/h at 217°)
- °C- km
- km


Opotiki

104 km SW57 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 225°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

107 km S240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
6 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Waiapu River and within an acceptable time window.

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