
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
319 | 280 | 306 | 256 | 247 | 226 | 222 | 218 | 194 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 151 | 151 | 128 | 125 | 99 | 117 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.65m | 9:03AM1.62m | 9:21PM1.60m | 9:48AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.09m | 3:16PM0.17m | 3:37AM0.14m | 4:01PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
319 | 280 | 306 | 256 | 247 | 226 | 222 | 218 | 194 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 151 | 151 | 128 | 125 | 99 | 117 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
14 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 78 | 44 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 13 | N 12 | N 4 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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