Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 98 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.91m | 2:15PM1.84m | 2:28AM1.82m | 3:09PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.49m | 8:12AM0.40m | 8:36PM0.58m | 9:02AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 98 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 145 | 113 | 145 | 152 | 205 | 159 | 227 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 39 |
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