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Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | |
102 | 280 | 217 | 103 | 196 | 175 | 127 | 206 | 268 | 257 | 227 | 210 | 168 | 163 | 129 | 256 | 124 | 139 | 203 | 217 | 217 | 207 | 144 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:21AM1.47m | 2:54PM1.40m | 3:14AM1.51m | 3:50PM1.48m | 4:09AM1.56m | 4:45PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.28m | 9:01PM0.32m | 9:36AM0.21m | 9:58PM0.27m | 10:29AM0.14m | 10:55PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | ENE 11 |
88 | 280 | 217 | 75 | 196 | 175 | 127 | 206 | 253 | 257 | 206 | 167 | 156 | 111 | 103 | 133 | 124 | 139 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | ENE 11 | SSE 14 |
55 | 66 | 66 | 98 | 65 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 62 | 59 | 50 | 15 | 31 | 113 | 124 | 99 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SSE 21 | NE 9 | SSE 20 | NE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 20 | S 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 15 | — |
102 | 8 | 5 | 103 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 47 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 144 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 |
63 | 27 | 57 | 101 | 175 | 327 | 406 | 316 | 268 | 254 | 227 | 210 | 168 | 163 | 129 | 256 | 625 | 524 | 203 | 217 | 217 | 207 | 44 | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 51 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 18 |
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