
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 119 | 94 | 45 | 27 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.78m | 4:02AM1.69m | 4:37PM1.84m | 4:56AM1.76m | 5:25PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.65m | 10:29AM0.53m | 11:07PM0.57m | 11:20AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | NE 12 | SE 4 | NE 11 | E 9 | SE 8 | NE 11 | SE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 45 | 27 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | W 5 | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 10 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 2 | S 3 |
5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 392 | 383 | 346 | 298 | 352 | 152 | 152 | 334 | 356 | 259 | 152 | 99 | 99 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 21 |
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