Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 7PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | ENE 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 38 | 51 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 71 | 166 | 158 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:16AM2.15m | 6:55PM2.31m | 7:13AM2.19m | 7:50PM2.38m | 8:09AM2.22m | 8:42PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.07m | 1:26AM0.22m | 1:43PM0.02m | 2:22AM0.15m | 2:38PM-0.01m | 3:16AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | NNW 5 | E 15 | E 14 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 166 | 158 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ESE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | N 5 | ENE 19 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 48 | 38 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 87 | 87 | 152 | 152 | 62 | 87 | 228 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 73 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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