Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papetoai today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Papetoai at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Papetoai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NNW 9 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 14 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 158 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27AM0.20m | 1:07PM0.16m | 00:55AM0.19m | 11:48AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.09m | 7:43AM0.10m | 6:12PM0.09m | 6:25AM0.11m | 5:31PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2153 | 1862 | 2993 | 2626 | 16 | 2416 | 2380 | 2084 | 1901 | 1886 | 1799 | 1743 | 1556 | 1493 | 1347 | 1211 | 1036 | 836 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 158 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 155 | — | — | 2591 | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1126 | 1126 | 1126 | 1126 | 1126 | 1126 | 1126 | 2245 | 2245 | 1126 | 1123 | 1123 | 1123 | 1123 | 42 | 192 | 1123 | 1 | 1123 |
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