
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 8PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 37 | 164 | 115 | 261 | 787 | 587 | 493 | 403 | 351 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.71m | 10:57AM1.70m | 11:12PM1.63m | 11:43AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.23m | 5:09PM0.36m | 5:28AM0.31m | 5:54PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 5 | N 6 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 71 | 12 | 5 | 475 | 587 | 493 | 403 | 351 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | E 13 | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | — | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 164 | 115 | 261 | 787 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 237 | 237 | 161 | 186 | 124 | 124 | 110 | 237 | 237 | 124 | 125 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 46 | 28 | 46 | 23 |
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