Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Apua Point today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Apua Point at 12AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 4.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 25ft (7.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Apua Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 335mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4182 | 5952 | 7446 | 6240 | 6944 | 8873 | 12478 | 15785 | 19925 | 5508 | 1910 | 627 | 617 | 612 | 497 | 428 | 368 | 470 | 428 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:16AM0.75m | 5:17PM0.86m | 6:00AM0.76m | 5:43PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.10m | 11:05AM0.18m | 11:44PM0.11m | 11:50AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 93 | 84 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | S 18 | S 14 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
3074 | 4248 | 5558 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 176 | 130 | 2423 | 99 | 195 | 627 | 617 | 612 | 497 | 428 | 368 | 310 | 291 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 7 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 |
333 | 324 | 239 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 99 | 99 | 195 | 107 | 513 | 215 | 219 | 225 | 470 | 428 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
— | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 49 | 526 | 47 | 249 | 181 | 127 | 58 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
4182 | 5952 | 7446 | 6240 | 6944 | 8873 | 12478 | 15785 | 19925 | 5508 | 1910 | 541 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | 332 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 60 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 89 | 551 | 551 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 93 | 0 | 54 |
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