Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hapuna today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:52PM0.76m | 5:16AM0.44m | 5:25PM0.69m | 6:01AM0.48m | 5:56PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM-0.03m | 11:35PM-0.01m | 10:52AM0.02m | 00:02AM-0.01m | 11:41AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | WNW 13 |
48 | 45 | 57 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 15 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 187 | 29 | 216 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 8 | W 12 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 9 | W 12 | ENE 10 | W 11 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
28 | 28 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 35 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | S 18 | W 12 | S 18 | W 11 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 12 | E 10 | W 11 | W 15 | W 11 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 |
28 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 |
39 | 55 | — | 57 | 51 | 39 | 44 | 37 | 53 | 78 | 83 | 99 | 106 | 168 | 154 | 229 | 235 | — | 187 | — | 222 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 93 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 93 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 451 |
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