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Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 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
20.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary at 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (19 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.9
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)8810101111111111111110101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30249398315761847180017201546126510468083273132642842451671671391391371138381
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
10
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
SW
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		ononononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
2.02
8:24PM
1.96
8:43AM
2.09
9:09PM
2.05
9:27AM
2.14
9:55PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.20
2:35AM
0.19
3:03PM
0.10
3:21AM
0.14
3:47PM
0.04
4:08AM
0.12
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:31-------7:30-------7:29----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919202019191919191920201918181819202019191919
Feels °C (?)151516191716161516181918191818191919201918192019
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