Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.84m | 00:33AM1.89m | 1:11PM1.84m | 1:29AM1.86m | 2:12PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.25m | 6:27PM0.38m | 6:58AM0.26m | 7:23PM0.40m | 7:54AM0.26m | 8:25PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 105 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 257 | 66 | 66 | 105 | 181 | 106 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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