Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 310 | 947 | 1411 | 1366 | 1546 | 1242 | 978 | 766 | 672 | 284 | 263 | 206 | 176 | 126 | 115 | 95 | 114 | 88 | 71 | 64 | 57 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34AM1.48m | 4:06PM1.59m | 4:37AM1.49m | 5:04PM1.59m | 5:35AM1.52m | 5:59PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.21m | 10:26PM0.21m | 10:47AM0.21m | 11:24PM0.18m | 11:45AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 236 | 310 | 591 | 990 | 1366 | 1546 | 1242 | 978 | 766 | 672 | 284 | 263 | 206 | 176 | 126 | 115 | 95 | 114 | 88 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 192 | 58 | 70 | 52 | 53 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 29 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 11 | S 15 | E 6 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 947 | 1411 | — | — | — | 12 | 36 | 61 | 77 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 64 | 54 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 42 | 48 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 24 |
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