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Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
560 | 462 | 408 | 317 | 238 | 220 | 90 | 90 | 145 | 217 | 217 | 103 | 199 | 178 | 104 | 169 | 375 | 302 | 297 | 263 | 300 | 176 | 247 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.44m | 1:59PM1.34m | 2:21AM1.47m | 2:54PM1.40m | 3:14AM1.51m | 3:50PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.34m | 8:06PM0.36m | 8:44AM0.28m | 9:01PM0.32m | 9:36AM0.21m | 9:58PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 |
560 | 462 | 408 | 317 | 238 | 220 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 217 | 217 | 66 | 199 | 178 | 48 | 169 | 274 | 294 | 218 | 171 | 32 | 135 | 79 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
186 | 137 | 107 | 103 | 100 | 92 | 39 | 37 | 145 | 66 | 66 | 98 | 48 | 48 | 104 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | S 22 | NE 9 | SSE 20 | NE 9 | SSE 18 | N 9 | SSE 17 | SE 18 | S 17 |
3 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 56 | 102 | 8 | 8 | 103 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 64 | 88 | 130 | 247 | 367 | 416 | 350 | 375 | 302 | 297 | 263 | 300 | 176 | 247 | 479 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 321 | 53 | 18 |
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