Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wavetraps today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wavetraps at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wavetraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 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 | 1464 | 1565 | 1980 | 1985 | 1458 | 1020 | 598 | 459 | 282 | 240 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 265 | 198 | 150 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | W 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 | — | 427 | 1980 | 1985 | 1458 | 1020 | 598 | 459 | 282 | 240 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 265 | 198 | 150 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 350 | — | — | 73 | 331 | 331 | 239 | 178 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 30 | — | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1464 | 1565 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 237 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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