Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 5 | NE 14 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 1778 | 1808 | 1851 | 2060 | 2119 | 2062 | 2092 | 2015 | 2015 | 1798 | 1351 | 1116 | 951 | 710 | 618 | 523 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.55m | 11:15PM1.45m | 11:42AM1.50m | 00:00AM1.39m | 12:27PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.23m | 5:15PM0.30m | 5:29AM0.28m | 5:59PM0.35m | 6:13AM0.33m | 6:46PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 15 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 172 | 145 | 145 | 118 | 99 | 109 | 92 | 61 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2015 | 2015 | 1798 | 1351 | 1116 | 951 | 710 | 56 | 523 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 14 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 18 | ENE 12 | N 18 | N 17 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SSE 16 | NNE 11 | SE 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 51 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 11 | N 16 | NE 10 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 354 | — | 13 | 70 | 848 | 1520 | 1778 | 1808 | 1851 | 2060 | 2119 | 2062 | 2092 | 4105 | 4181 | 3558 | 1490 | 2078 | 1124 | 963 | 618 | 880 | 481 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 18 | 42 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 18 | 51 | 379 | 313 | 51 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 153 | 18 | 24 |
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