Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 170 | 197 | 234 | 241 | 277 | 336 | 414 | 475 | 439 | 358 | 269 | 65 | 127 | 73 | 102 | 104 | 112 | 104 | 191 | 168 | 170 | 117 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.76m | 8:21PM1.70m | 8:52AM1.77m | 9:03PM1.68m | 9:33AM1.77m | 9:44PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.32m | 2:36AM0.20m | 3:04PM0.32m | 3:17AM0.22m | 3:46PM0.34m | 3:59AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 349 | 273 | 256 | 196 | 65 | 127 | 73 | 102 | 104 | 112 | 104 | 191 | 168 | 170 | 79 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 17 | NE 18 | NE 12 | — | — | E 9 | NE 16 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | E 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 15 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 51 | 38 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 96 | 104 | 21 | 65 | 43 | 117 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 15 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 18 | N 11 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | N 8 | NNE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | ENE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 39 | 57 | 59 | 21 | 21 | 73 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 145 | 170 | 197 | 234 | 241 | 277 | 336 | 414 | 475 | 439 | 358 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 56 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 230 | 230 | 243 | 230 | 243 | 110 | 124 | 0 | 113 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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