
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hapuna today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 3PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 8 |
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10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | |
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 | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:09PM0.56m | 1:11AM0.37m | 12:50PM0.56m | 1:45AM0.46m | 1:26PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.17m | 7:13PM0.07m | 6:25AM0.16m | 7:33PM0.04m | 7:23AM0.14m | 7:54PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
21 | 21 | 114 | 126 | 122 | 104 | 98 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 91 | 79 | 79 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 28 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 16 | NNE 4 |
10 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 14 | N 8 | NE 15 | SSW 13 | NNE 14 |
3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — |
107 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 104 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 87 | 87 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 84 | 87 | 49 | 41 | 44 |
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