Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 48 | 30 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.90m | 6:00PM2.06m | 6:25AM1.96m | 6:51PM2.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.26m | 11:45AM0.18m | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:39PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 8 | N 5 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 48 | 30 | 49 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 105 | 66 | 100 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 26 |
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