
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 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 39mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1556 | 2244 | 1283 | 1121 | 974 | 826 | 760 | 660 | 777 | 777 | 938 | 1038 | 1064 | 855 | 1478 | 1737 | 1352 | 1199 | 1473 | 1264 | 1034 | 957 | 1035 | 1538 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.45m | 2:54PM1.42m | 3:07AM1.41m | 3:43PM1.42m | 3:56AM1.39m | 4:31PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.27m | 8:58PM0.39m | 9:22AM0.30m | 9:49PM0.41m | 10:09AM0.31m | 10:38PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | |
mm | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
25 | 1581 | 1283 | 1121 | 974 | 826 | 760 | 660 | 777 | 777 | 938 | 1038 | 1064 | 855 | 935 | 1224 | 1352 | 1199 | 1473 | 1264 | 1034 | 957 | 1035 | 1226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 |
36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 86 | 113 | 140 | 182 | 120 | 30 | 18 | 199 | 53 | 19 | 65 | 308 | — | — | 35 | 44 | 76 | 139 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | NNW 8 | S 10 | NNW 12 | S 13 | — | N 8 | — | NW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 17 | 60 | 2 | 51 | 3 | — | 11 | — | 71 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 |
1556 | 2244 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 82 | 199 | 278 | 526 | 692 | — | — | 1478 | 1737 | 65 | 184 | 182 | 139 | 135 | 126 | 131 | 1538 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 18 | 48 | 48 |
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