
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 53 | 71 | 97 | 118 | 148 | 111 | 61 | 44 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM2.01m | 9:37PM1.95m | 10:04AM1.98m | 10:18PM1.89m | 10:45AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.14m | 3:37PM0.26m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:19PM0.30m | 4:34AM0.23m | 5:02PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 111 | 61 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | NW 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
7 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 13 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | N 12 | — | — | E 16 | N 12 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 71 | 97 | 118 | 148 | 5 | 6 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 51 | 66 | 100 | 115 | 358 | 125 | 90 | 155 | 105 | 298 | 489 | 313 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
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