Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 39 | 24 | 55 | 23 | 22 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.78m | 00:40AM1.74m | 1:16PM1.71m | 1:31AM1.66m | 2:10PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.31m | 6:38PM0.46m | 7:01AM0.39m | 7:28PM0.54m | 7:51AM0.46m | 8:21PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 22 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 6 | E 8 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | — | N 9 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | E 7 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 39 | 24 | — | 11 | 22 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 138 | 138 | 54 | 54 | 138 | 138 | 175 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 |
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