
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 14 | SE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
151 | 128 | 128 | 96 | 94 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 45 | 50 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 42 | 60 | 60 | 91 | 28 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.64m | 4:48AM1.55m | 5:19PM1.67m | 5:45AM1.58m | 6:12PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.19m | 11:01AM0.13m | 11:38PM0.14m | 11:57AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
151 | 128 | 128 | 96 | 94 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 60 | 39 | 36 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
23 | 23 | 21 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 5 | NE 13 | SE 7 | NE 9 | SE 7 | NW 5 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 50 | 24 | 42 | 56 | 5 | 60 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | — | NW 5 |
— | — | — | 11 | 17 | 22 | 6 | — | 15 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 91 | — | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 42 |
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