Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipapakauri Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 633 | 964 | 850 | 689 | 561 | 551 | 551 | 596 | 765 | 1685 | 1480 | 1602 | 1271 | 1201 | 1115 | 1184 | 1218 | 1218 | 1200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.91m | 3:21AM1.79m | 4:06PM1.85m | 4:11AM1.74m | 5:03PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.64m | 9:14AM0.60m | 9:59PM0.67m | 10:09AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 633 | 15 | 850 | 689 | 561 | 551 | 551 | 511 | 765 | 1685 | 1480 | 1602 | 1271 | 1201 | 1115 | 1184 | 1218 | 1218 | 1200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | W 22 | W 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 55 | 122 | 203 | 362 | 596 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 964 | — | — | — | — | — | 551 | 542 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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