Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 87 | 113 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 64 | 111 | 163 | 176 | 147 | 151 | 236 | 217 | 189 | 178 | 162 | 157 | 233 | 128 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:21PM2.03m | 5:42AM1.94m | 6:18PM2.11m | 6:39AM1.99m | 7:12PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.16m | 11:39PM0.27m | 12:00PM0.11m | 00:38AM0.19m | 12:56PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | | | |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 83 | 87 | 113 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 64 | 47 | 163 | 3 | 147 | 151 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 144 | 128 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | N 11 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | NE 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 50 | 111 | 154 | 176 | 39 | 39 | 236 | 217 | 189 | 178 | 162 | 157 | 233 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 105 | 105 | 106 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 106 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 88 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
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