Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 4AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whakatane Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 16 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.79m | 9:40AM1.70m | 10:12PM1.78m | 10:24AM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.28m | 4:07PM0.27m | 4:42AM0.25m | 4:50PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NE 12 | NW 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 31 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 119 | 121 | 96 | 81 | 268 | 268 |
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