Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 170 | 82 | 118 | 507 | 527 | 630 | 327 | 388 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.94m | 10:32PM1.88m | 11:01AM1.87m | 11:16PM1.79m | 11:46AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.31m | 4:51AM0.26m | 5:16PM0.39m | 5:35AM0.35m | 6:02PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 6 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 73 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 327 | 388 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | N 8 | E 13 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 191 | 3 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | N 11 | — | E 13 | N 11 | E 13 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 13 | SSE 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 170 | 82 | 118 | 507 | 527 | 630 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 280 | 280 | 195 | 138 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 280 | 280 | 105 | 150 | 105 | 105 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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