
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Apua Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Apua Point at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Apua Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
328 | 276 | 200 | 198 | 161 | 131 | 127 | 149 | 179 | 181 | 198 | 204 | 247 | 273 | 310 | 300 | 346 | 507 | 359 | 355 | 397 | 450 | 332 | |
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 | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:18AM0.74m | 7:23PM0.36m | 9:43AM0.73m | 10:50PM0.39m | 10:52AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.36m | 00:56AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.32m | 3:03AM0.34m | 6:21PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 |
246 | 206 | 92 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 179 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 350 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 341 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 |
144 | 97 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 60 | 30 | 23 | 84 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 21 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 19 | S 16 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 20 | S 16 | SW 16 |
18 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 45 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
328 | 276 | 200 | 198 | 161 | 131 | 127 | 149 | 164 | 181 | 198 | 204 | 247 | 273 | 310 | 300 | 346 | 507 | 359 | 355 | 397 | 450 | 332 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 105 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 81 | 56 | 56 | 210 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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