
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 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 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
623 | 594 | 593 | 603 | 679 | 566 | 477 | 461 | 380 | 348 | 282 | 277 | 224 | 220 | 208 | 165 | 162 | 214 | 128 | 128 | 98 | 96 | 98 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:44PM2.07m | 9:57AM1.89m | 10:24PM2.07m | 10:39AM1.88m | 11:04PM2.06m | 11:23AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.43m | 4:21PM0.34m | 4:58AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.37m | 5:38AM0.40m | 5:43PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
623 | 594 | 593 | 603 | 679 | 566 | 477 | 461 | 380 | 348 | 91 | 277 | 224 | 220 | 208 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 113 | 128 | 98 | 96 | 98 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 10 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | NE 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 282 | 57 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 3 | 3 | — | 128 | 54 | 20 | 14 | 28 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 10 | — | NE 6 | NE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 4 | N 6 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | N 6 |
— | — | — | 5 | 11 | 26 | 52 | 80 | 91 | 154 | 131 | 67 | — | — | — | 39 | 56 | 214 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 21 | — | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 212 | 311 | 421 | 421 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 53 | 157 | 346 | 421 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
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