Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | N 8 | NNW 8 | E 13 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 33 | 28 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.65m | 8:22AM1.72m | 8:41PM1.68m | 9:12AM1.76m | 9:32PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.05m | 2:38PM0.11m | 2:58AM0.02m | 3:30PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 220 | 169 | 143 | 186 | 195 | 165 | 131 | 38 | 42 | 89 | 84 | 25 | 108 | 90 | 22 | 33 | 251 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 13 | N 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 18 | SE 17 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | E 13 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | N 13 | S 8 | S 19 | SE 13 | N 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 8 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 478 | 7 | 9 | 18 | — | — | 212 | 135 | 104 | 230 | 194 | 105 | — | 253 | 116 | 178 | 546 | 527 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 156 | 53 | 102 | 53 | 103 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 61 | 103 | 61 | 53 |
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