
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hapuna today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 2PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 127 | 148 | 148 | 108 | 78 | 148 | 145 | 143 | 135 | 127 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:41AM0.57m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | SW 18 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 |
66 | 81 | 86 | 70 | 140 | 136 | 50 | 41 | 32 | 108 | 36 | 77 | 77 | 102 | 61 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 56 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | SW 17 | NNE 7 | 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 |
69 | 66 | 36 | 52 | 64 | 64 | 43 | 39 | 148 | 15 | 78 | 148 | 145 | 143 | 135 | 127 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | ENE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 |
14 | 38 | 65 | 64 | 33 | 33 | 127 | 148 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 32 | 84 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 45 |
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