Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 219 | 460 | 404 | 385 | 336 | 277 | 264 | 250 | 138 | 138 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 544 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.42m | 12:04PM1.44m | 00:22AM1.36m | 12:53PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.32m | 6:18PM0.39m | 6:36AM0.36m | 7:08PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 526 | 562 | 460 | 404 | 385 | 336 | 277 | 264 | 250 | 191 | 156 | 75 | 71 | 88 | 179 | 166 | 126 | 544 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 243 | 219 | 154 | 193 | 218 | 218 | 171 | 160 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 102 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 18 | ESE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 17 | S 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NW 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 69 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 72 | 109 | 50 | 30 | 57 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 21 | 43 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 2 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 784 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | 205 | 268 | 316 | 481 | 1 | 371 | 1238 | 1328 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 24 |
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