
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 1AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 55 | 147 | 140 | 190 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:34PM2.14m | 6:53AM2.04m | 7:29PM2.21m | 7:50AM2.06m | 8:23PM2.24m | 8:44AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.18m | 1:12PM0.01m | 1:50AM0.12m | 2:08PM-0.01m | 2:46AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
25 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 55 | 147 | 140 | 190 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 18 | E 13 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 30 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | NNW 5 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 14 | NE 10 | N 4 | N 4 | E 21 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | NNW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 38 | 66 | 66 | 150 | 150 | 66 | 259 | 301 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 138 | 138 | 54 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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