Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 11PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
237 | 244 | 229 | 237 | 298 | 367 | 376 | 408 | 408 | 363 | 313 | 268 | 216 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 116 | 119 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.98m | 8:19AM1.85m | 8:45PM1.97m | 9:10AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.08m | 2:32PM0.05m | 3:06AM0.06m | 3:21PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
237 | 244 | 229 | 237 | 298 | 367 | 376 | 408 | 408 | 363 | 313 | 268 | 216 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 116 | 119 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 107 | 55 | 67 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 116 |
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