
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 29 | 48 | 30 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.90m | 6:00PM2.06m | 6:25AM1.96m | 6:51PM2.10m | 7:16AM2.01m | 7:38PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.18m | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:39PM0.14m | 1:13AM0.12m | 1:30PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 44 | 19 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NE 13 | N 5 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
3 | 3 | 29 | 48 | 30 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 8 | 45 | 20 | 43 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | NE 16 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | W 6 | N 16 |
18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 100 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 38 | 38 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 116 | 116 | 38 | 125 | 38 |
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