Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary surf break

Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 NZDT
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Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (06 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (06 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)161616151515141415141413131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32124331729027127226826827226425717317012612612612512111010575484544
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
2.12
8:29AM
2.25
8:46PM
2.13
9:23AM
2.28
9:41PM
2.11
10:16AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
-0.04
2:46PM
0.12
3:05AM
-0.06
3:41PM
0.10
3:58AM
-0.04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:22-------8:22-------8:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201917171717172023222019181818192321212119191919
Feels °C (?)151411111313141820161516151616172118202017181919
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