Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 113 | 34 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 53 | 50 | 29 | 58 | 60 | 126 | 211 | 316 | 390 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.32m | 4:10PM1.40m | 4:26AM1.34m | 4:58PM1.44m | 5:15AM1.37m | 5:44PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.37m | 10:21PM0.43m | 10:37AM0.35m | 11:12PM0.39m | 11:25AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 155 | 113 | 104 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 14 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 126 | 211 | 316 | 390 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | NW 6 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 6 | 47 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 53 | 50 | 29 | 58 | 60 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 377 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 66 | 64 | 14 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | W 2 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 33 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 53 | 58 | 154 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 58 | 154 | 109 | 76 |
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