
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
402 | 299 | 249 | 202 | 128 | 56 | 44 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 155 | 187 | 173 | 125 | 111 | 30 | 28 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.37m | 2:05AM1.30m | 2:38PM1.37m | 2:59AM1.30m | 3:30PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.45m | 8:16AM0.40m | 8:53PM0.44m | 9:08AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
402 | 299 | 249 | 202 | 128 | 56 | 44 | 69 | 55 | 44 | 29 | 36 | 30 | 173 | 125 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | ESE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 66 | 58 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | S 18 | SE 18 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 56 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
52 | 84 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 155 | 187 | 347 | 223 | 111 | 203 | 308 | 324 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 395 | 335 | 212 |
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