Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 111 | 93 | 105 | 137 | 127 | 140 | 146 | 86 | 62 | 44 | 0 | 65 | 22 | 530 | 1437 | 2762 | 5024 | 7303 | 5276 | 2605 | 1841 | 1586 | 1596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.48m | 11:44AM1.34m | 00:06AM1.48m | 12:34PM1.36m | 00:53AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.33m | 5:47AM0.33m | 5:54PM0.34m | 6:31AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.34m | 7:19AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
71 | 111 | 93 | 105 | 137 | 127 | 140 | 146 | 86 | 62 | 44 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 530 | 1437 | 2762 | 3210 | 7303 | 5276 | 2605 | 1633 | 1586 | 1596 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 16 | NNE 8 | SSE 21 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 20 | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
12 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 65 | 13 | 180 | 1101 | 2483 | 5024 | — | — | — | — | 981 | 339 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | E 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 14 |
115 | 226 | 173 | — | — | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 55 | 336 | 1342 | 4043 | 10932 | 27010 | 3243 | 2865 | 2380 | 1841 | 9249 | 6337 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 79 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 235 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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