Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
202 | 178 | 154 | 131 | 86 | 67 | 54 | 39 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 123 | 10 | 8 | 105 | 153 | 105 | 76 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.52m | 9:33AM1.39m | 9:59PM1.51m | 10:15AM1.36m | 10:40PM1.49m | 10:59AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.34m | 3:46PM0.29m | 4:21AM0.34m | 4:27PM0.31m | 5:04AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
202 | 178 | 154 | 131 | 86 | 42 | 54 | 39 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 649 | 546 | 517 | 460 | 280 | 329 | 289 | 149 | 153 | 105 | 100 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 12 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 6 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
26 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 123 | 7 | 8 | 105 | 84 | 76 | 76 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | S 11 | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 18 | S 9 | S 9 | E 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 13 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 47 | 88 | 53 | 117 | 214 | 205 | 279 | 419 | 1319 | 993 | — | 755 | 660 | 488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 323 | 344 | 325 | 214 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 42 | 0 | 69 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 |
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