Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 224 | 220 | 220 | 281 | 1406 | 2005 | 1886 | 1672 | 1265 | 1283 | 1203 | 938 | 875 | 771 | 799 | 1187 | 1484 | 2148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.73m | 9:32AM1.63m | 9:52PM1.67m | 10:21AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.05m | 3:43PM0.12m | 4:12AM0.10m | 4:32PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 257 | 224 | 220 | 220 | 281 | 211 | 194 | 161 | 125 | 125 | 1283 | 1203 | 938 | 875 | 771 | 799 | 6 | 1484 | 2148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | S 19 | N 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 91 | 170 | 286 | 784 | 1134 | 1406 | 2005 | 1886 | 1672 | 1265 | 2503 | 2259 | 1896 | 1729 | 1655 | 1776 | 1187 | 4082 | 5882 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 42 | 51 | 335 | 51 | 235 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 403 | 24 | 24 |
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