Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (03 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
724 | 557 | 489 | 441 | 350 | 300 | 235 | 208 | 179 | 152 | 145 | 239 | 250 | 93 | 228 | 371 | 578 | 787 | 620 | 517 | 762 | 298 | 264 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM2.04m | 9:39AM1.88m | 10:10PM2.02m | 10:21AM1.85m | 10:51PM2.00m | 11:04AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.47m | 4:05PM0.35m | 4:41AM0.49m | 4:47PM0.38m | 5:24AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
724 | 557 | 489 | 441 | 350 | 300 | 235 | 208 | 179 | 152 | 145 | 9 | 9 | 93 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 435 | 298 | 264 | 279 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 14 | N 11 | N 13 | — | E 9 | — | N 14 | N 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
11 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | S 4 | — | N 15 | N 14 | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | — | E 10 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | — | N 13 |
26 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 239 | 250 | 92 | 228 | 371 | 578 | 787 | 620 | 517 | 762 | 32 | 36 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 180 | 407 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 39 | 45 | 0 | 31 |
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