Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 186 | 131 | 89 | 86 | 66 | 81 | 71 | 57 | 28 | 80 | 50 | 57 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.66m | 11:24AM1.70m | 11:38PM1.60m | 12:08PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.26m | 5:38PM0.38m | 5:53AM0.33m | 6:23PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | SE 5 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 247 | 186 | 131 | 89 | 86 | 66 | 81 | 71 | 57 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | NE 13 | E 10 | NE 12 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | E 14 | ESE 6 | N 6 | NE 13 | N 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 23 | 80 | 50 | 57 | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 59 | 49 | 116 | 106 | 251 | 113 | 9 | 113 |
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