Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s 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 (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 299 | 243 | 278 | 154 | 361 | 322 | 284 | 291 | 264 | 250 | 238 | 196 | 129 | 107 | 107 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 544 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.49m | 11:35PM1.42m | 12:04PM1.44m | 00:22AM1.36m | 12:53PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.34m | 5:49AM0.32m | 6:18PM0.39m | 6:36AM0.36m | 7:08PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 320 | 287 | 470 | 512 | 412 | 361 | 322 | 284 | 291 | 264 | 250 | 238 | 196 | 129 | 95 | 71 | 167 | 188 | 154 | 544 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 299 | 243 | 219 | 154 | 193 | 218 | 177 | 171 | 160 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 107 | 58 | 57 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 126 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 2 | 278 | 69 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 72 | 109 | 105 | 84 | 46 | 107 | 107 | 52 | 45 | 23 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 396 | 742 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 145 | 241 | 291 | 470 | 52 | 315 | 1238 | 1252 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 105 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
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