
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 356 | 383 | 327 | 319 | 380 | 322 | 336 | 298 | 212 | 188 | 169 | 186 | 199 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.39m | 3:52AM1.32m | 4:19PM1.43m | 4:42AM1.37m | 5:06PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.41m | 10:00AM0.36m | 10:36PM0.36m | 10:50AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
30 | 232 | 26 | 24 | 327 | 319 | 380 | 5 | 5 | 298 | 212 | 188 | 169 | 186 | 199 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 15 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 56 | 106 | 111 | 111 | 162 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | NW 6 | W 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 15 |
30 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 44 | 72 | 72 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
171 | 453 | 356 | 383 | 579 | 699 | 688 | 322 | 336 | 559 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 335 | 212 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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