
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 1AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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) | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 102 | 135 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 87 | 92 | 93 | 97 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.84m | 2:28AM1.82m | 3:09PM1.81m | 3:22AM1.77m | 4:04PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.58m | 9:02AM0.46m | 9:31PM0.63m | 9:53AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 66 | 70 | 89 | 81 | 40 | 87 | 92 | 93 | 97 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 119 | 116 | 116 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | E 18 | — |
2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 31 | 102 | 135 | 11 | 36 | 71 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 145 | 159 | 407 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 162 | 31 | 430 | 442 | 50 | 24 |
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