Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.76m | 3:40AM1.70m | 4:23PM1.78m | 4:36AM1.72m | 5:15PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.69m | 10:11AM0.54m | 10:48PM0.66m | 11:05AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 168 | 31 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 |
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