Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 11 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 168 | 209 | 206 | 196 | 187 | 184 | 181 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 135 | 144 | 89 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.70m | 6:57PM1.84m | 7:08AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.89m | 7:51AM1.77m | 8:18PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.35m | 1:13AM0.45m | 1:24PM0.31m | 1:57AM0.39m | 2:06PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 168 | 168 | 209 | 206 | 196 | 187 | 184 | 181 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 65 | 59 | 47 | 44 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 89 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 19 | — | NE 19 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 14 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 38 | 53 | 88 | 135 | 144 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 155 | 81 | 81 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
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