Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 51 | 75 | 55 | 141 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.48m | 1:25PM1.44m | 1:40AM1.42m | 2:15PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.31m | 7:08AM0.25m | 7:31PM0.37m | 7:55AM0.31m | 8:21PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 51 | 75 | 55 | 141 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 47 | 47 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
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