Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 2AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | N 8 | N 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.99m | 8:38AM1.97m | 8:55PM2.04m | 9:22AM2.03m | 9:39PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.17m | 2:51PM0.22m | 3:15AM0.11m | 3:36PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 14 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 17 | — | 37 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | — | E 12 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 47 | 92 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 100 | 61 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 138 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 138 | 177 | 199 | 199 | 256 | 199 | 256 | 224 | 256 |
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