
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
176 | 181 | 173 | 222 | 219 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 206 | 196 | 190 | 187 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.93m | 6:43AM1.84m | 7:17PM1.99m | 7:27AM1.88m | 7:58PM2.05m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.54m | 1:11PM0.36m | 1:45AM0.48m | 1:54PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
176 | 181 | 173 | 222 | 219 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 206 | 196 | 190 | 187 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 16 | 39 |
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