Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 17 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 62 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 8:27PM2.05m | 8:58AM2.12m | 9:15PM2.08m | 9:47AM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.04m | 3:13PM0.16m | 3:34AM0.02m | 4:04PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 62 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 12 | — | E 12 | N 14 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | W 4 |
| kJ | 88 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 100 | 40 | 138 | 40 | 138 | 148 | 292 | 40 | 308 | 298 | 40 |
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