Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 113 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 64 | 90 | 167 | 251 | 136 | 151 | 206 | 189 | 162 | 135 | 140 | 91 | 88 | 96 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.89m | 5:21PM2.03m | 5:42AM1.94m | 6:18PM2.11m | 6:39AM1.99m | 7:12PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.16m | 11:39PM0.27m | 12:00PM0.11m | 00:38AM0.19m | 12:56PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 87 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 113 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 64 | 61 | 167 | 251 | 136 | 151 | 4 | 4 | 162 | 135 | 140 | 91 | 88 | 96 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | E 14 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 13 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 48 | 90 | 154 | 152 | 39 | 29 | 206 | 189 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 15 | 13 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 105 | 106 | 105 | 106 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 4 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 |
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