
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 105 | 419 | 172 | 103 | 62 | 63 | 50 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.70m | 7:45AM1.60m | 8:13PM1.74m | 8:27AM1.62m | 8:52PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.38m | 1:58PM0.26m | 2:31AM0.33m | 2:40PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 12 | N 6 |
71 | 69 | 65 | 42 | 43 | 178 | 172 | 103 | 62 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 19 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | N 6 | E 12 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | E 19 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 15 |
2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
7 | 9 | 24 | 48 | 105 | 419 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 2 | 115 | 196 | 140 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 55 |
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