
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
296 | 287 | 336 | 257 | 250 | 234 | 285 | 271 | 247 | 226 | 187 | 164 | 169 | 173 | 153 | 143 | 139 | 127 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.90m | 6:31AM1.80m | 7:05PM1.96m | 7:27AM1.83m | 7:56PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.19m | 12:48PM0.06m | 1:25AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 257 | 250 | 234 | 285 | 271 | 247 | 226 | 187 | 164 | 169 | 173 | 153 | 143 | 139 | 127 | 178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | E 14 | — | ESE 6 | — | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
— | — | 3 | 4 | — | 33 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | E 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
296 | 287 | 336 | 83 | 64 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 58 | 0 |
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