
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hapuna today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 64 | 127 | 148 | 148 | 108 | 78 | 148 | 145 | 143 | 135 | 127 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:08PM0.20m | 10:00AM0.55m | 9:49PM0.17m | 11:20AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.20m | 1:16AM0.10m | 7:14PM0.16m | 2:31AM0.12m | 7:39PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SW 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
125 | 136 | 41 | 38 | 148 | 33 | 24 | 77 | 102 | 99 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 56 | 78 | 85 | 68 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | N 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
64 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 108 | 78 | 148 | 145 | 143 | 135 | 23 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 |
33 | 33 | 127 | 148 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 127 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 48 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 93 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 32 |
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