
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | NNE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
658 | 536 | 458 | 458 | 396 | 366 | 359 | 281 | 220 | 212 | 160 | 114 | 174 | 166 | 242 | 138 | 14 | 1156 | 1829 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:02PM1.57m | 9:23AM1.46m | 9:43PM1.57m | 10:07AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.22m | 3:35PM0.23m | 4:05AM0.21m | 4:19PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 11 |
658 | 536 | 458 | 458 | 396 | 366 | 359 | 281 | 220 | 212 | 160 | 114 | 174 | 166 | 242 | 138 | 4 | 4 | 1829 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 8 | NW 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 74 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NW 7 | NE 12 | SSE 18 | NW 7 | NE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
4 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 3 | — | S 15 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 45 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1147 | 464 | 708 | 1156 | 5151 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 48 | 412 | 351 | 24 |
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