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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
17.9° 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 11PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
1975 | 1834 | 1677 | 1521 | 1319 | 1189 | 945 | 781 | 741 | 604 | 593 | 485 | 396 | 359 | 340 | 314 | 328 | 290 | 264 | 187 | 149 | 512 | 408 | 317 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.44m | 12:14PM1.31m | 00:40AM1.43m | 1:05PM1.31m | 1:29AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.36m | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:26PM0.37m | 7:04AM0.37m | 7:14PM0.37m | 7:53AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
1975 | 1834 | 1677 | 1521 | 1319 | 1189 | 945 | 781 | 741 | 604 | 593 | 485 | 396 | 359 | 305 | 229 | 220 | 163 | 157 | 187 | 149 | 512 | 408 | 317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 15 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
76 | 86 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 138 | 140 | 116 | 136 | 131 | 215 | 233 | 154 | 140 | 109 | 105 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | SSE 19 | SE 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
56 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 70 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 183 | 145 | 13 | 27 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
272 | 206 | 131 | 123 | 88 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 198 | 340 | 314 | 328 | 290 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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