Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipu River today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 21 | 32 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:27AM2.08m | 7:46PM2.17m | 8:14AM2.14m | 8:30PM2.17m | 8:58AM2.17m | 9:12PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.20m | 1:52PM0.25m | 2:18AM0.15m | 2:38PM0.24m | 3:00AM0.14m | 3:22PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 21 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | ESE 6 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 11 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | — | E 7 | E 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 7 | N 10 | N 12 | E 6 | E 6 | N 5 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 99 | 94 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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