Whakatane Heads Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Whakatane Heads, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Whakatane Heads Swell and Wind Distribution

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The rose diagram shows the variation of swells directed at Whakatane Heads over a norma... (show all text)

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You can also compare this with Whakatane Heads swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Whakatane Heads surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Whakatane Heads surf quality by month.