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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
17.7° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | |
62 | 58 | 60 | 54 | 68 | 183 | 77 | 65 | 89 | 75 | 115 | 147 | 135 | 299 | 251 | 284 | 480 | 392 | 1318 | 1668 | 1806 | 1857 | 1724 | 1643 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.52m | 10:01AM1.40m | 10:27PM1.49m | 10:43AM1.36m | 11:10PM1.46m | 11:27AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.34m | 4:14PM0.30m | 4:47AM0.36m | 4:57PM0.33m | 5:31AM0.38m | 5:40PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
46 | 52 | 60 | 54 | 68 | 183 | 73 | 65 | 89 | 75 | 115 | 68 | 135 | 221 | 251 | 284 | 60 | 392 | 1318 | 1668 | 1806 | 1857 | 1724 | 1643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 14 | E 10 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 14 | NNW 7 |
50 | 58 | 56 | 21 | 40 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 305 | 8 | — | 168 | 102 | 19 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
62 | 42 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NNW 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 8 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NE 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
— | 79 | 82 | 63 | — | 42 | 77 | — | 2 | — | 86 | 147 | — | 299 | 33 | 35 | 480 | 62 | 101 | 134 | 313 | 224 | 91 | 139 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 102 | 106 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 93 | 103 | 105 | 111 | 111 | 108 | 111 | 93 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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