Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 246 | 269 | 214 | 475 | 151 | 302 | 235 | 176 | 149 | 136 | 156 | 132 | 112 | 78 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.82m | 7:46PM1.96m | 8:06AM1.87m | 8:26PM2.00m | 8:48AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.27m | 2:07AM0.26m | 2:19PM0.24m | 2:47AM0.20m | 3:01PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 149 | 148 | — | 277 | 151 | 302 | 235 | 176 | 149 | 136 | 156 | 132 | 112 | 78 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | N 9 | — | E 12 | SSE 5 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | S 6 | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NNE 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 150 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | 8 | — | 20 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | SSW 2 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 108 | 246 | 269 | 214 | 475 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 67 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 165 | 124 | 117 | 181 | 100 | 166 | 63 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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