
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | 62 | 64 | 76 | 76 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.59m | 7:37PM1.61m | 8:06AM1.61m | 8:23PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.13m | 1:30PM0.19m | 1:54AM0.12m | 2:18PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
56 | 39 | 64 | 76 | 76 | 56 | 59 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
57 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 49 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 29 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | S 9 | ESE 7 | NNW 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 |
17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 27 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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