Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 16 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 447 | 415 | 356 | 351 | 351 | 302 | 244 | 240 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 119 | 83 | 92 | 110 | 121 | 37 | 100 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:31AM1.40m | 7:00PM1.52m | 7:15AM1.42m | 7:42PM1.55m | 7:58AM1.43m | 8:22PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.27m | 1:17AM0.32m | 1:27PM0.25m | 2:01AM0.28m | 2:10PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 540 | 447 | 415 | 356 | 351 | 351 | 302 | 244 | 240 | 246 | 212 | 173 | 155 | 120 | 99 | 78 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSW 17 | S 15 | E 19 | NE 19 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 26 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 119 | 83 | 92 | 60 | 53 | 37 | 100 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 18 | — | — | NE 19 | NE 19 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | NNE 7 | E 11 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 70 | 110 | 121 | 9 | 39 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 34 | 69 | 117 | 195 | 273 | 588 | 476 | 378 | 347 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 596 | 666 | 1370 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 53 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 18 |
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