Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | N 12 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 43 | 37 | 95 | 109 | 88 | 214 | 408 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.66m | 6:34AM1.58m | 7:01PM1.72m | 7:18AM1.63m | 7:41PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.39m | 12:46PM0.29m | 1:18AM0.32m | 1:29PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 54 | 62 | 1 | 124 | 234 | 339 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | 1 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 43 | 83 | 95 | 109 | 88 | 214 | 408 | 537 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 110 | 20 | 106 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
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