
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 66 | 109 | 149 | 631 | 138 | 94 | 23 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21AM2.15m | 10:35PM2.04m | 11:03AM2.09m | 11:16PM1.97m | 11:45AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.19m | 4:46PM0.33m | 5:00AM0.25m | 5:28PM0.40m | 5:41AM0.33m | 6:11PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
55 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 350 | 138 | 94 | 23 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 12 | — | N 12 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 16 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 39 | 45 | 66 | 109 | 149 | 631 | 27 | 27 | 64 | 65 | 77 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 184 | 39 | 450 | 351 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 180 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 144 |
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