Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 70 | 176 | 130 | 121 | 132 | 132 | 127 | 130 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 58 | 61 | 142 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.70m | 2:52PM1.69m | 3:04AM1.65m | 3:45PM1.68m | 3:57AM1.63m | 4:37PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.41m | 8:59PM0.57m | 9:23AM0.45m | 9:53PM0.59m | 10:14AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 88 | 89 | 121 | 92 | 86 | 74 | 130 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 58 | 61 | 142 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | E 15 | E 11 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 132 | 132 | 127 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 70 | 176 | 130 | 118 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 280 | 257 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 86 | 86 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 188 | 301 | 256 | 100 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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