Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.77m | 5:25AM1.70m | 5:48PM1.85m | 6:11AM1.79m | 6:30PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.44m | 11:36AM0.38m | 00:07AM0.34m | 12:22PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 12 | E 14 | E 15 | E 5 | N 11 | E 6 | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 148 | 148 | 199 | 234 | 195 | 66 | 51 | 148 | 148 | 100 | 138 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 138 |
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