
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Apua Point today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Apua Point at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Apua Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 114mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1019 | 1088 | 1056 | 1051 | 828 | 741 | 741 | 708 | 671 | 671 | 733 | 715 | 779 | 898 | 870 | 986 | 1014 | 1254 | 1465 | 1693 | 1947 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:49PM0.89m | 2:08AM0.68m | 2:17PM0.89m | 2:41AM0.77m | 2:45PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.15m | 7:55AM0.15m | 8:40PM0.11m | 8:35AM0.14m | 9:01PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
121 | 956 | 916 | 823 | 828 | 741 | 741 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 44 | 60 | 145 | 338 | 836 | 828 | 701 | 966 | 835 | 679 | 694 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
28 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 24 | 39 | 64 | 73 | 25 | 65 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 60 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
9 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 65 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 47 | 64 | 30 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 31 | 72 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | 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 |
1019 | 1088 | 1056 | 1051 | — | — | — | 708 | 671 | 671 | 733 | 715 | 779 | 898 | 870 | 986 | 1014 | 1254 | 1465 | 1693 | 1947 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 199 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 108 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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