
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
123 | 138 | 125 | 130 | 191 | 173 | 142 | 139 | 137 | 110 | 68 | 81 | 269 | 295 | 320 | 251 | 692 | 657 | 567 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.54m | 10:32AM1.55m | 10:49PM1.48m | 11:17AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.20m | 4:46PM0.28m | 5:04AM0.26m | 5:31PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
123 | 138 | 125 | 130 | 191 | 173 | 142 | 139 | 137 | 110 | 68 | 81 | 269 | 295 | 320 | 847 | 692 | 657 | 567 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
75 | 44 | 62 | 94 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 251 | 243 | 160 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | ESE 13 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 241 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | — | — |
10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 77 | 102 | 182 | 447 | 1141 | 423 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 61 | 102 | 108 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
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