
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 11PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 78 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 94 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:14PM2.10m | 7:45AM2.13m | 8:00PM2.18m | 8:31AM2.23m | 8:46PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.19m | 2:06PM0.29m | 2:29AM0.10m | 2:54PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 4 | N 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 9 | NE 10 | E 15 | — | N 14 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 37 | 78 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 94 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 152 | 145 | 152 | 152 | 204 | 422 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 430 | 519 | 582 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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