Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papamoa Beach Park today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Papamoa Beach Park at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Papamoa Beach Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.70m | 12:13PM1.63m | 00:31AM1.65m | 1:02PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.22m | 5:55AM0.18m | 6:10PM0.30m | 6:39AM0.24m | 6:58PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | — | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 154 | 154 | 128 | 178 | 230 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 128 | 128 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 173 | 128 | 146 |
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