Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whakatane Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NNW 5 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 62 | 64 | 58 | 64 | 85 | 88 | 96 | 108 | 118 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 111 | 132 | 181 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.86m | 1:38AM1.76m | 2:23PM1.83m | 2:43AM1.70m | 3:21PM1.79m | 3:48AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.29m | 7:51PM0.43m | 8:04AM0.35m | 8:52PM0.42m | 9:05AM0.41m | 9:51PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | 7:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 62 | 64 | 58 | 64 | 85 | 88 | 96 | 108 | 118 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 111 | 132 | 181 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 12 | N 9 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | N 20 | N 20 | N 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 191 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 125 | 126 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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