Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hapuna today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 9 | W 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 63 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:07AM0.36m | 2:18PM0.64m | 2:41AM0.44m | 2:48PM0.63m | 3:15AM0.51m | 3:17PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.06m | 8:56PM0.04m | 8:22AM0.05m | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:06AM0.05m | 9:37PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | NE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 114 | 21 | 16 | 44 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 40 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 69 | 64 | 33 | 62 | 128 | 60 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | SW 14 | N 10 | N 9 | SW 16 | N 9 | SW 16 | N 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 63 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 63 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | W 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | N 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | N 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 9 | SSW 12 | N 9 | SSW 12 | N 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 49 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 94 | 104 | 82 | 78 | 99 | 97 | 111 | 75 | 121 | — | 125 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 93 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 3 |
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