Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 49 | 90 | 92 | 83 | 192 | 342 | 362 | 468 | 353 | 211 | 131 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:49PM2.03m | 11:17AM2.01m | 11:32PM1.92m | 12:03PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.30m | 5:42PM0.45m | 6:00AM0.39m | 6:29PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 468 | 353 | 211 | 131 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | N 11 | E 13 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | N 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 33 | 49 | 90 | 92 | 83 | 192 | 342 | 362 | — | 3 | 10 | 38 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 21 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 407 | 407 | 99 | 62 | 62 | 94 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 129 | 237 |
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