
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 112 | 118 | 96 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 148 | 122 | 94 | 115 | 143 | 188 | 188 | 233 | 305 | 452 | 443 | 379 | 379 | 327 | 379 | 333 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.84m | 4:00AM1.84m | 4:40PM1.85m | 4:50AM1.82m | 5:29PM1.88m | 5:38AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.58m | 10:33AM0.42m | 11:01PM0.59m | 11:20AM0.42m | 11:51PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
113 | 112 | 118 | 96 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 148 | 122 | 94 | 115 | 143 | 188 | 188 | 233 | 305 | 452 | 443 | 379 | 379 | 327 | 379 | 333 | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | WNW 4 | NW 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 |
33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 23 | 80 | 82 | 44 | 25 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 7 | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
15 | 45 | 71 | 63 | 17 | 11 | 67 | 89 | 106 | 84 | 48 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 129 | 128 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 316 | 185 | 129 | 129 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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