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Whangaparaoa surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
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Whangaparaoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangaparaoa sea temperature is 19.0°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.3 °C max: 19.7 °C min: 17.1 °C)
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Whangaparaoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangaparaoa sea temperature is 19.0°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.3 °C max: 19.7 °C min: 17.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Whangaparaoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whangaparaoa at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  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, 121 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, 121 km away
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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
N
1.2
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)656666669101010101010101099999999988778899101010111112121211111111111111111010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)91748894565254661293924555005324804593803653833392722161831831591321867458247340463688106913631697237827783713461251384770407329342015175614261186969831734633541452443379327318266220171
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
SW
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
5
W
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
1.61
8:37PM
1.67
8:48AM
1.60
9:17PM
1.67
9:28AM
1.59
9:58PM
1.66
10:10AM
1.57
10:42PM
1.65
10:57AM
1.54
11:31PM
1.65
11:48AM
1.52
12:24AM
1.65
12:47PM
1.51
1:22AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
0.32
2:25PM
0.22
2:51AM
0.32
3:05PM
0.23
3:32AM
0.33
3:45PM
0.24
4:15AM
0.35
4:28PM
0.25
5:01AM
0.36
5:15PM
0.27
5:51AM
0.36
6:06PM
0.28
6:46AM
0.35
7:02PM
0.28
7:45AM
0.31
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset----5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718181817161412121315151414131313141617151414131315151615141515151616171516161615161818161514141314141412111212111314
Feels °C (?)15151616161512971010121212121111111213131211119101112121110111110111112111312131314161614121212111212131099981113

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