Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 32 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:35AM1.81m | 8:49PM1.79m | 9:18AM1.81m | 9:31PM1.76m | 10:00AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.13m | 2:46PM0.23m | 3:06AM0.13m | 3:30PM0.24m | 3:47AM0.16m | 4:12PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 32 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | N 13 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 12 | N 13 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 14 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 55 | 55 | 115 | 126 | 24 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 22 | 55 | 111 | 55 | 67 | 170 | 281 | 281 | 145 | 17 |
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