
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamoa today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamoa at 3AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Whangamoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | N 5 | N 4 | NW 5 | N 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 41 | 75 | 0 | 697 | 614 | 376 | 357 | 817 | 1487 | 987 | 527 | 376 | 284 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:41AM3.16m | 9:57PM3.26m | 10:20AM3.34m | 10:38PM3.38m | 11:00AM3.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.20m | 3:52PM0.22m | 4:12AM0.04m | 4:31PM0.07m | 4:50AM-0.05m | 5:11PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
44 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 25 | 78 | 68 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 527 | 376 | 284 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 18 | N 5 | NW 7 | N 4 | NW 6 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | — | N 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 |
30 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NNW 18 | N 5 | NW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
8 | 30 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NW 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 41 | 75 | 252 | 697 | 614 | 376 | 357 | 817 | 1487 | 987 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 99 | 99 | 127 | 55 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 103 | 99 | 9 | 99 | 103 | 121 | 127 | 127 | 136 | 213 | 267 | 19 | 9 | 38 |
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