Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 585 | 505 | 396 | 311 | 269 | 234 | 189 | 115 | 96 | 118 | 78 | 78 | 49 | 59 | 60 | 113 | 76 | 92 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM2.28m | 6:59AM2.15m | 7:32PM2.34m | 7:52AM2.19m | 8:21PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.22m | 1:28PM0.07m | 2:05AM0.14m | 2:20PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 269 | 234 | 189 | 115 | 96 | 118 | 78 | 78 | 49 | 59 | 60 | 113 | 76 | 92 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 14 | N 12 | N 11 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 585 | 505 | 396 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
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