
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
533 | 730 | 705 | 642 | 513 | 423 | 353 | 302 | 285 | 243 | 180 | 140 | 135 | 99 | 69 | 49 | 48 | 32 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.63m | 11:51AM1.73m | 00:17AM1.58m | 12:49PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.06m | 6:14PM0.13m | 6:32AM0.11m | 7:12PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
18 | 730 | 705 | 642 | 513 | 423 | 353 | 302 | 285 | 243 | 180 | 140 | 135 | 99 | 69 | 49 | 48 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 16 | N 7 | NE 12 | N 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
533 | 1562 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 558 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 106 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 76 | 53 | 53 |
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