Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 721 | 433 | 433 | 377 | 330 | 222 | 162 | 166 | 262 | 224 | 185 | 215 | 210 | 256 | 2091 | 2233 | 2119 | 1900 | 1697 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.76m | 8:42AM1.65m | 9:05PM1.73m | 9:32AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.04m | 2:54PM0.07m | 3:25AM0.05m | 3:43PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 721 | 433 | 433 | 377 | 330 | 222 | 162 | 166 | 262 | 224 | 185 | 215 | 210 | 256 | 200 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | 197 | 175 | 192 | 171 | 211 | 157 | 135 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 81 | 86 | 113 | 148 | 193 | 168 | 207 | 889 | 1362 | 2091 | 2233 | 2119 | 1900 | 1697 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 18 |
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