Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 187 | 239 | 110 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 52 | 46 | 25 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.89m | 7:51AM1.77m | 8:18PM1.93m | 8:33AM1.79m | 8:57PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.39m | 2:06PM0.28m | 2:39AM0.35m | 2:47PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 110 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 46 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 19 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 28 | 42 | 85 | 187 | 239 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 60 | 141 | 139 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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