Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hapuna today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 37 | 59 | 75 | 68 | 44 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:02AM0.20m | 1:49PM0.66m | 1:48AM0.23m | 2:26PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.12m | 6:05AM0.06m | 9:13PM0.10m | 7:02AM0.04m | 9:33PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 12 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
75 | 75 | 53 | 58 | 34 | 42 | 75 | 51 | 63 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 70 | 54 | 42 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
57 | 54 | 62 | 58 | 33 | 59 | 34 | 68 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | S 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
63 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 46 | 34 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 93 | 84 | 84 | 60 | 82 |
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