Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
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 kJ | 33 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40AM2.00m | 8:55PM1.98m | 9:23AM2.01m | 9:37PM1.95m | 10:04AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.23m | 3:13AM0.14m | 3:37PM0.26m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:19PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | N 5 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | N 14 | N 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 13 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 100 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 100 | 339 | 358 | 115 | 60 |
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