
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 102 | 199 | 186 | 148 | 105 | 85 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.15m | 12:29PM1.97m | 00:47AM2.02m | 1:22PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.27m | 6:35AM0.24m | 6:52PM0.38m | 7:23AM0.32m | 7:43PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ESE 11 | NNE 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 |
5 | 21 | 102 | 199 | 186 | 148 | 105 | 85 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 9 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 152 | 152 | 152 |
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