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Whakatane Heads surf Forecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 25 Apr 2024 NZST
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Whakatane Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whakatane Heads sea temperature is 18.6°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.3 °C max: 19.5 °C min: 17.2 °C)
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Whakatane Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whakatane Heads sea temperature is 18.6°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.3 °C max: 19.5 °C min: 17.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Whakatane Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of breeze early afternoon not quite spoiling it. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 126 km away
  2. eyeball reporterMember Report Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of a breeze early afternoon. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 126 km away
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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
1
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNE
1.3
N
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)131212121212125555666711111110101010101010101099999998887788888889999991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)323030292928284841527072725079403551619559480457400400348269264257196163163159114781091009795118156160135142203233277256275281266266314350365373341303281304322283
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
N
5
N
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
0
NW
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
N
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
onglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
1.66
8:06PM
1.72
8:13AM
1.66
8:44PM
1.74
8:57AM
1.66
9:24PM
1.75
9:42AM
1.67
10:07PM
1.74
10:25AM
1.69
10:55PM
1.73
11:08AM
1.70
11:48PM
1.73
11:54AM
1.70
12:43AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
0.43
2:04PM
0.31
2:23AM
0.42
2:42PM
0.31
3:05AM
0.41
3:22PM
0.34
3:48AM
0.42
4:04PM
0.36
4:32AM
0.44
4:49PM
0.38
5:20AM
0.47
5:36PM
0.39
6:14AM
0.49
6:27PM
0.39
7:11AM
0.49
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset----5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:22-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C99101414151515151517181815131098101516151312121112151616141313131316171615141313131717161514131314171916151514151617
Feels °C (?)77913131413141414151616131065571213131099810121415121111111115151513121111111515151412111011131613121211121212

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