
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
156 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 154 | 153 | 147 | 222 | 108 | 92 | 118 | 125 | 66 | 553 | 553 | 522 | 118 | 419 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 92 | 94 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.86m | 1:36PM1.78m | 1:53AM1.86m | 2:34PM1.83m | 2:52AM1.88m | 3:35PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.29m | 7:45PM0.42m | 8:18AM0.26m | 8:44PM0.41m | 9:15AM0.22m | 9:46PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
156 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 154 | 153 | 126 | 222 | 108 | 79 | 118 | 125 | 61 | 225 | 259 | 276 | 59 | 55 | 36 | 32 | 22 | 68 | 92 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | N 14 | N 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | N 12 | N 12 |
25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 10 | — | — | 68 | 92 | 4 | 4 | 66 | — | — | — | 118 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 17 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 17 | 34 | 97 | 147 | 406 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 251 | 128 | 553 | 553 | 522 | 102 | 419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 183 | 224 | 224 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 110 | 79 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 90 |
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