Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 5PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 61 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 60 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:21PM2.23m | 6:44AM2.11m | 7:10PM2.28m | 7:34AM2.17m | 7:57PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.19m | 00:55AM0.20m | 1:11PM0.15m | 1:44AM0.13m | 2:00PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NE 13 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 61 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 61 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 60 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 17 | — | N 3 | — | NE 13 | N 5 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 4 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | — | 26 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 144 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 5 | 5 |
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