Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 689 | 604 | 604 | 510 | 549 | 570 | 570 | 411 | 637 | 841 | 679 | 637 | 488 | 472 | 464 | 400 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.55m | 12:35PM1.54m | 00:55AM1.54m | 1:33PM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.18m | 6:48PM0.27m | 7:16AM0.17m | 7:47PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 689 | 604 | 604 | 510 | 549 | 570 | 570 | 411 | 637 | 841 | 679 | 637 | 488 | 472 | 464 | 400 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 89 | 120 | 88 | 120 | 84 | 150 | 188 | 209 | 128 | 3 | 3 | 119 | 177 | 127 | 67 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 20 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 15 | SSE 16 | NW 4 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | SSE 16 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 179 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 670 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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