
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Apua Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Apua Point at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Apua Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
200 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 192 | 192 | 234 | 386 | 365 | 506 | 336 | 359 | 666 | 494 | 454 | 539 | 539 | 526 | 533 | 428 | 428 | 438 | 390 | 552 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:49AM0.79m | 5:35PM0.50m | 7:50AM0.74m | 5:25PM0.45m | 9:23AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.14m | 1:23PM0.41m | 00:03AM0.19m | 3:29PM0.44m | 00:40AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
200 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 192 | 192 | 234 | 120 | 365 | 358 | 336 | 359 | 422 | 197 | 190 | 439 | 428 | 381 | 438 | 211 | 240 | 237 | 302 | 448 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
94 | 85 | 124 | 17 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 23 | 108 | 140 | 128 | 207 | 205 | 40 | 39 | 283 | 246 | 261 | 243 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 79 | 61 | 60 | 23 | 10 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 10 | NNE 8 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
3 | 31 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 38 | 35 | 386 | 116 | 506 | — | — | 666 | 494 | 454 | 539 | 539 | 526 | 533 | 428 | 428 | 438 | 390 | 552 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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