
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hapuna today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 75 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 145 | 143 | 66 | 64 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:41AM0.44m | 2:48PM0.63m | 3:15AM0.51m | 3:17PM0.61m | 3:50AM0.58m | 3:47PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.05m | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:06AM0.05m | 9:37PM-0.01m | 9:51AM0.05m | 9:59PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NE 6 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
39 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 75 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 145 | 143 | 66 | 64 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | SW 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
8 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | ENE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 11 | N 11 | SSW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | N 8 | SW 11 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
54 | 62 | 75 | 75 | 63 | — | 54 | 64 | 97 | 136 | 111 | 118 | 100 | 120 | 164 | 160 | 221 | 200 | 200 | 241 | 210 | 205 | 375 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 3 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 3 |
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