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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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | |
94 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 73 | 38 | 24 | 366 | 438 | 462 | 630 | 1047 | 1317 | 1769 | 1996 | 2549 | 3865 | 4739 | 4062 | 3290 | 2767 | 1933 | 1483 | 1238 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.52m | 6:44AM1.44m | 7:13PM1.53m | 7:27AM1.44m | 7:55PM1.54m | 8:09AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.26m | 1:27AM0.33m | 1:40PM0.26m | 2:11AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 9 | NNE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
94 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 73 | 38 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 462 | 630 | 3 | 1317 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4739 | 4062 | 3290 | 2767 | 1933 | 1483 | 1238 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | N 15 | N 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 16 | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | S 16 | S 15 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 625 | 5 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 7 | NE 10 | N 15 | N 15 | S 16 | S 15 | N 16 | N 16 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 43 | 52 | 83 | 66 | 175 | 254 | 366 | 438 | 699 | 936 | 1047 | 1791 | 1769 | 1996 | 2549 | 3865 | 6725 | 5938 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 102 | 107 | 109 | 102 | 93 | 102 | 100 | 105 | 111 | 156 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 351 | 268 | 197 | 105 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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