Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3AM is: 1.0m 22s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 770 | 862 | 912 | 971 | 731 | 484 | 378 | 350 | 283 | 258 | 254 | 232 | 203 | 199 | 325 | 446 | 731 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.78m | 9:58AM1.62m | 10:22PM1.72m | 10:51AM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.04m | 4:09PM0.08m | 4:44AM0.07m | 5:01PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 604 | 586 | 499 | 499 | 491 | 484 | 378 | 350 | 283 | 258 | 254 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 148 | 731 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 770 | 862 | 912 | 971 | 731 | 257 | 170 | 170 | 216 | 149 | 28 | 232 | 188 | 133 | 325 | 446 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 16 | NW 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 7 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 44 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 275 | 173 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 206 | 1 | 74 | 74 | 16 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 28 | 51 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 53 | 69 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 153 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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