
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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 158 | 121 | 154 | 125 | 127 | 138 | 153 | 168 | 136 | 296 | 255 | 522 | 480 | 276 | 490 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.86m | 1:36PM1.78m | 1:53AM1.86m | 2:34PM1.83m | 2:52AM1.88m | 3:35PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.41m | 7:25AM0.29m | 7:45PM0.42m | 8:18AM0.26m | 8:44PM0.41m | 9:15AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 |
230 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 158 | 121 | 154 | 125 | 127 | 94 | 153 | 123 | 65 | 134 | 73 | 256 | 217 | 276 | 55 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | N 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 |
28 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 50 | 89 | — | — | 3 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 55 | 138 | 83 | 168 | 136 | 296 | 255 | 522 | 480 | 102 | 490 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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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