Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hapuna today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 12AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 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) | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:56PM0.60m | 6:49AM0.51m | 6:24PM0.51m | 7:40AM0.53m | 6:51PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.00m | 12:35PM0.16m | 00:54AM0.02m | 1:40PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 11 |
35 | 35 | 367 | 133 | 132 | 112 | 98 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 8 |
10 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
16 | 15 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
754 | 608 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 32 | 460 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 49 | 44 | 87 | 93 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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