Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 196 | 190 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 101 | 139 | 102 | 188 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 63 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.99m | 7:27AM1.88m | 7:58PM2.05m | 8:10AM1.92m | 8:37PM2.10m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.48m | 1:54PM0.32m | 2:28AM0.42m | 2:35PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 206 | 196 | 190 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 101 | 96 | 91 | 135 | 86 | 57 | 45 | 47 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 63 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | — | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 87 | 139 | 102 | 188 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 39 | 407 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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