
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
222 | 218 | 194 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 125 | 101 | 141 | 125 | 130 | 191 | 173 | 142 | 139 | 137 | 88 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:03AM1.62m | 9:21PM1.60m | 9:48AM1.59m | 10:05PM1.54m | 10:32AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.17m | 3:37AM0.14m | 4:01PM0.22m | 4:21AM0.20m | 4:46PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
222 | 218 | 194 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 125 | 101 | 141 | 125 | 130 | 191 | 173 | 142 | 139 | 137 | 88 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 11 |
7 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 65 | 75 | 44 | 62 | 94 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NW 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 |
5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 97 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 76 | 76 |
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