Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 285 | 277 | 150 | 259 | 257 | 197 | 167 | 140 | 131 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 77 | 102 | 110 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.72m | 3:27AM1.70m | 4:11PM1.77m | 4:31AM1.72m | 5:13PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.36m | 9:48AM0.19m | 10:25PM0.32m | 10:51AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 128 | 139 | 150 | 259 | 257 | 197 | 167 | 140 | 131 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 77 | 102 | 110 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 92 | 285 | 277 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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