Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:51PM2.10m | 7:16AM2.01m | 7:38PM2.11m | 8:04AM2.03m | 8:23PM2.09m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.12m | 1:30PM0.13m | 2:00AM0.09m | 2:17PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 20 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | S 5 | W 6 | N 16 | NE 12 | — | S 5 | E 5 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | E 16 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 100 | 14 | 100 | 136 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 77 | 148 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 148 | 175 | 224 |
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