
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
413 | 640 | 776 | 976 | 1109 | 1239 | 1224 | 1393 | 1358 | 1136 | 1121 | 1121 | 970 | 956 | 930 | 811 | 735 | 613 | 770 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.83m | 8:09AM1.68m | 8:39PM1.82m | 9:04AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.04m | 2:23PM-0.01m | 3:01AM0.03m | 3:17PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
413 | 640 | 776 | 976 | 1109 | 1239 | 1224 | 1393 | 1358 | 1136 | 1121 | 1121 | 970 | 956 | 930 | 811 | 735 | 613 | 604 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 23 |
4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 133 | 163 | 110 | 80 | 66 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 770 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 24 | SSE 8 |
6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 328 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | WNW 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | 17 | 14 | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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