Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
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 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 212 | 180 | 144 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 168 | 94 | 245 | 268 | 216 | 280 | 427 | 352 | 202 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:50PM2.18m | 9:15AM2.03m | 9:37PM2.13m | 10:03AM1.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.06m | 3:29PM0.10m | 4:00AM0.09m | 4:16PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | N 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 258 | 212 | 180 | 144 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 111 | 94 | 2 | 36 | 96 | 201 | 333 | 226 | 150 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | E 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 46 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 3 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 168 | 45 | 245 | 268 | 216 | 280 | 427 | 352 | 202 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 148 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 120 | 10 |
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