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Whangaparaoa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Whangaparaoa today?
The current surf forecast for Whangaparaoa at 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whangaparaoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 634 | 514 | 419 | 279 | 173 | 102 | 63 | 52 | 66 | 73 | 198 | 204 | 204 | 187 | 165 | 130 | 80 | 41 | 130 | 101 | 64 | 77 | 55 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54PM 1.71 | 12:32PM 1.73 | 12:54AM 1.63 | 1:34PM 1.67 | 1:58AM 1.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:14AM 0.14 | 6:48PM 0.28 | 7:13AM 0.21 | 7:50PM 0.33 | 8:14AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - |
| Sunset | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
Cross-off wind 11 km from Te Araroa has swung offshore (fresh winds from the S at Hicks Bay). 0.2m 11s groundswell from the E to make surfable waves.
27 km away, 50 min ago
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