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Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
2070 | 2083 | 1807 | 1469 | 1147 | 926 | 881 | 726 | 626 | 775 | 481 | 471 | 421 | 343 | 275 | 235 | 148 | 153 | 115 | 112 | 102 | 80 | 117 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.77m | 10:51AM1.63m | 11:24PM1.72m | 11:49AM1.57m | 00:22AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.02m | 4:48AM0.10m | 5:07PM0.07m | 5:45AM0.14m | 6:04PM0.13m | 6:44AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
108 | 108 | 108 | 1469 | 1147 | 926 | 881 | 726 | 10 | 562 | 481 | 471 | 421 | 343 | 275 | 235 | 148 | 153 | 115 | 112 | 102 | 80 | 117 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 10 | ESE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | E 8 |
45 | 48 | 33 | 96 | 69 | 50 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 49 | 17 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNW 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | SE 13 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
2070 | 2083 | 1807 | 3199 | 2120 | 1685 | 1576 | 1314 | 626 | 775 | 365 | 268 | 219 | 175 | 135 | 109 | 132 | 105 | 97 | — | 84 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 58 |
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