Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 479 | 432 | 400 | 315 | 268 | 232 | 182 | 155 | 151 | 128 | 113 | 94 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 50 | 34 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.61m | 3:47AM1.52m | 4:22PM1.64m | 4:48AM1.55m | 5:19PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.23m | 10:01AM0.16m | 10:40PM0.19m | 11:01AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 479 | 432 | 400 | 315 | 268 | 232 | 182 | 155 | 151 | 128 | 113 | 94 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 45 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 177 | 133 | 105 | 80 | 55 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NE 7 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 46 | 29 | 50 | 32 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 928 | 861 | 708 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 100 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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