Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.62m | 9:06PM1.57m | 9:33AM1.61m | 9:50PM1.54m | 10:16AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.20m | 3:21AM0.15m | 3:47PM0.22m | 4:03AM0.19m | 4:31PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | S 14 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 13 | N 13 | SE 9 | N 12 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | N 12 | S 14 | SE 14 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 47 | 97 | 139 | 200 | 161 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 120 | 180 | 323 | 325 | 323 | 229 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 156 | 344 | 264 | 228 |
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