
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 4PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 94 | 85 | 101 | 190 | 345 | 509 | 126 | 106 | 86 | 298 | 116 | 102 | 61 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.01m | 2:38AM1.93m | 3:22PM2.03m | 3:45AM1.93m | 4:27PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.32m | 8:46PM0.48m | 9:12AM0.33m | 9:55PM0.45m | 10:18AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 259 | 126 | 106 | 86 | 138 | 116 | 102 | 61 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NNW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
2 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 94 | 85 | 101 | 190 | 345 | 509 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 298 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 212 | 421 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 106 |
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