Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 4AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 530 | 590 | 612 | 604 | 675 | 642 | 463 | 384 | 347 | 265 | 224 | 210 | 203 | 199 | 150 | 138 | 135 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 88 | 77 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.67m | 9:53PM1.66m | 10:22AM1.69m | 10:42PM1.64m | 11:12AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.08m | 3:49PM0.13m | 4:11AM0.06m | 4:39PM0.13m | 5:00AM0.07m | 5:31PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 469 | 530 | 590 | 612 | 604 | 675 | 642 | 463 | 384 | 347 | 265 | 224 | 210 | 203 | 199 | 150 | 138 | 135 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 88 | 77 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | — | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 9 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 11 | WNW 4 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | N 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 35 | — | — | 45 | 35 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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