
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 4AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 10 | SSE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 315 | 262 | 234 | 256 | 302 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:40AM1.52m | 2:19PM1.59m | 2:44AM1.51m | 3:22PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.25m | 7:58AM0.18m | 8:36PM0.25m | 8:59AM0.18m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 9 | SSE 8 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 266 | 264 | 223 | 224 | 315 | 262 | 234 | 256 | 140 | 350 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 11 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 7 | N 8 |
4 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 49 | 210 | 230 | 235 | 205 | 220 | 36 | 136 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 18 | NE 17 |
29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
43 | 58 | 104 | 163 | 197 | 305 | 331 | 532 | 454 | — | 435 | 653 | — | 671 | 558 | 302 | 796 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 145 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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