
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.62m | 9:06PM1.57m | 9:33AM1.61m | 9:50PM1.54m | 10:16AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.13m | 3:03PM0.20m | 3:21AM0.15m | 3:47PM0.22m | 4:03AM0.19m | 4:31PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
23 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 231 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | S 14 | S 14 | N 12 | S 14 | NE 10 | ENE 9 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 13 | N 13 | SE 9 | S 8 | N 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | N 12 | N 12 | S 14 | N 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | 7 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 35 | 50 | 66 | 117 | 200 | 227 | 528 | 464 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 57 | 24 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 51 | 155 | 396 | 323 | 369 | 76 | 342 | 61 | 424 | 323 | 262 | 176 | 53 | 42 |
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