
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
269 | 293 | 297 | 289 | 303 | 265 | 103 | 146 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 68 | 58 | 59 | 96 | 94 | 64 | 49 | 93 | 93 | 153 | 135 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.30m | 2:04PM1.39m | 2:27AM1.28m | 2:55PM1.38m | 3:21AM1.29m | 3:45PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.42m | 8:36AM0.41m | 9:15PM0.41m | 9:28AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
269 | 293 | 297 | 289 | 303 | 265 | 37 | 59 | 55 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 68 | 58 | 59 | 96 | 94 | 64 | 36 | 93 | 93 | 153 | 135 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 56 | 146 | 69 | 44 | 64 | 45 | 25 | 50 | 49 | 38 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | NE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | SE 11 | SE 15 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 103 | 16 | 54 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 27 | — | 3 | 3 | 29 | 59 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 153 | 156 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 156 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
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