Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary at 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 14 | 54 | 33 | 26 | 35 | 38 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.86m | 11:49PM1.94m | 12:23PM1.86m | 00:40AM1.90m | 1:19PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.35m | 6:14AM0.25m | 6:34PM0.39m | 7:05AM0.26m | 7:31PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 14 | 54 | 33 | 26 | 35 | 38 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 15 | N 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | SE 14 | N 14 | N 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 186 | 130 | 91 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 250 | 79 | 0 | 95 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
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