Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wavetraps today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wavetraps at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wavetraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 857 | 1058 | 1556 | 1942 | 1941 | 1640 | 1326 | 1000 | 667 | 450 | 349 | 240 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 265 | 198 | 147 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:35PM3.12m | 1:51AM3.17m | 2:15PM3.03m | 2:34AM3.07m | 3:01PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.85m | 8:08AM0.83m | 8:24PM0.92m | 8:52AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 737 | 589 | — | — | 1941 | 1640 | 1326 | 1000 | 667 | 450 | 349 | 240 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 265 | 198 | 147 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 406 | 320 | 251 | 73 | 280 | 265 | 243 | 178 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 30 | — | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 857 | 1058 | 1556 | 1942 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 153 | 169 | 237 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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