
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Apua Point today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 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 11PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Apua Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | 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 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
482 | 375 | 396 | 386 | 476 | 488 | 390 | 390 | 438 | 448 | 559 | 566 | 579 | 471 | 471 | 476 | 476 | 603 | 572 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:25PM0.45m | 9:23AM0.71m | 11:02AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.23m | 1:55AM0.28m | 7:28PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 |
355 | 190 | 283 | 246 | 382 | 390 | 211 | 240 | 237 | 302 | 448 | 459 | 471 | 160 | 240 | 311 | 266 | 482 | 440 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
197 | 39 | 9 | 49 | 261 | 243 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 206 | 188 | 104 | 84 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 190 | 346 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSE 10 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
40 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 25 | 72 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 65 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
482 | 375 | 396 | 386 | 476 | 488 | 390 | 390 | 438 | 448 | 559 | 566 | 579 | 471 | 471 | 476 | 476 | 603 | 572 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 199 | 108 | 56 | 54 | 56 |
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