
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 85 | 92 | 70 | 65 | 45 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.65m | 3:57PM1.76m | 4:21AM1.68m | 4:58PM1.81m | 5:22AM1.72m | 5:53PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.24m | 10:15PM0.32m | 10:37AM0.21m | 11:16PM0.25m | 11:36AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
96 | 85 | 92 | 70 | 65 | 45 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | N 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 14 | E 10 | NE 14 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 15 |
5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
9 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 106 | 80 | 66 | 106 | 53 | 77 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 170 | 7 | 2 |
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