
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.76m | 4:21AM1.68m | 4:58PM1.81m | 5:22AM1.72m | 5:53PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.32m | 10:37AM0.21m | 11:16PM0.25m | 11:36AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
65 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 3 | ESE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 10 | E 14 | E 10 | NE 14 | N 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | — | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 11 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 15 |
10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 23 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 67 | 107 | 110 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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