Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NW 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 22 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 30 | 55 | 26 | 579 | 603 | 612 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.76m | 9:32PM1.69m | 10:03AM1.78m | 10:24PM1.67m | 10:56AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.09m | 3:49AM0.01m | 4:23PM0.08m | 4:41AM0.02m | 5:17PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SSE 11 | S 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | S 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | S 8 | NW 8 | SSE 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 22 | 7 | 298 | 223 | 179 | 149 | 95 | 76 | 64 | 33 | 54 | 52 | 78 | 82 | 37 | 528 | 8 | 18 | 612 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 18 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 8 | SSE 17 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 47 | 32 | 11 | 51 | 55 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 4 | SSE 18 | N 10 | SSE 16 | NNE 8 | NE 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | SW 4 | W 3 | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | WNW 7 | W 4 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 237 | 96 | 183 | 669 | 527 | 362 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 82 | 12 | 183 | 6 | 273 | 484 | 1424 | 579 | 603 | 998 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 145 | 53 | 115 | 120 | 79 | 48 | 51 | 235 | 24 | 18 | 0 |
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