
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Apua Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Apua Point at 10AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Apua Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
399 | 375 | 359 | 374 | 413 | 412 | 396 | 382 | 488 | 390 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 448 | 448 | 566 | 579 | 589 | 460 | 471 | 476 | 603 | 449 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:50AM0.74m | 5:25PM0.45m | 9:23AM0.71m | 11:02AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.44m | 00:40AM0.23m | 1:55AM0.28m | 7:28PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 |
399 | 375 | 207 | 205 | 197 | 190 | 283 | 246 | 381 | 243 | 211 | 240 | 237 | 302 | 206 | 448 | 459 | 460 | 240 | 311 | 266 | 487 | 449 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
140 | 128 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 49 | 261 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 188 | 104 | 160 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 266 | 269 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
68 | 66 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 72 | 84 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 |
— | — | 359 | 374 | 413 | 412 | 396 | 382 | 488 | 390 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 448 | 448 | 566 | 579 | 589 | 460 | 471 | 476 | 603 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 81 | 81 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 199 | 108 | 108 |
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