Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 138 | 157 | 138 | 107 | 107 | 68 | 66 | 45 | 32 | 973 | 1155 | 1081 | 937 | 868 | 627 | 411 | 305 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.36m | 12:53PM1.40m | 1:12AM1.32m | 1:45PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.39m | 6:36AM0.36m | 7:08PM0.43m | 7:25AM0.39m | 7:59PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 284 | 229 | 157 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 154 | 123 | 102 | 70 | 973 | 1155 | 1081 | 937 | 868 | 627 | 411 | 305 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 107 | 107 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 32 | 70 | 45 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | — | N 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 105 | 50 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 33 | 45 | — | 33 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 3 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | 235 | 284 | 403 | 3 | 341 | 842 | 2460 | 2962 | — | — | — | 33 | 16 | 14 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 553 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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