Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 176 | 184 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 160 | 206 | 193 | 146 | 184 | 181 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.78m | 6:24AM1.70m | 6:57PM1.84m | 7:08AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.50m | 12:40PM0.35m | 1:13AM0.45m | 1:24PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | 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 |
| kJ | 128 | 176 | 184 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 160 | 206 | 193 | 146 | 184 | 181 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 19 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 14 | 54 |
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