
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
151 | 151 | 208 | 232 | 232 | 178 | 176 | 170 | 160 | 152 | 205 | 202 | 199 | 239 | 199 | 239 | 231 | 231 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.48m | 5:30AM1.43m | 5:51PM1.53m | 6:17AM1.50m | 6:36PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.29m | 11:39AM0.27m | 00:09AM0.22m | 12:27PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 8 |
151 | 151 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 76 | 176 | 170 | 160 | 152 | 205 | 202 | 199 | 239 | 199 | 239 | 231 | 231 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | ESE 13 |
111 | 104 | 208 | 232 | 232 | 178 | 76 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 31 | 265 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
72 | 42 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 82 | 27 | 60 | 99 | 210 | 280 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 53 | 18 |
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