Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 54 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.92m | 5:45AM1.85m | 6:09PM2.01m | 6:31AM1.95m | 6:51PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.47m | 12:08PM0.40m | 00:39AM0.36m | 12:53PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 54 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | N 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 31 | 31 | 81 | 152 | 152 | 87 | 81 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 21 |
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