Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37AM2.03m | 10:05PM2.18m | 10:30AM1.98m | 10:54PM2.10m | 11:22AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.07m | 3:53PM0.05m | 4:30AM0.09m | 4:44PM0.13m | 5:19AM0.14m | 5:34PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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