
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hapuna today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 1AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 109 | 152 | 152 | 108 | 75 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:10PM0.32m | 7:39AM0.59m | 6:37PM0.25m | 8:41AM0.57m | 7:08PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.04m | 3:00PM0.20m | 00:37AM0.07m | 5:26PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
12 | 15 | 11 | 50 | 31 | 81 | 79 | 109 | 152 | 152 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 96 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | SW 16 |
24 | 23 | 23 | 94 | 87 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 108 | 75 | 69 | 38 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 27 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 9 | NNE 9 | SW 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 |
96 | 96 | 96 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 48 | 48 | 19 | 27 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 84 | 84 | 45 | 60 | 3 |
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