Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 131 | 111 | 89 | 132 | 134 | 132 | 99 | 94 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.70m | 2:52PM1.69m | 3:04AM1.65m | 3:45PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.51m | 8:32AM0.41m | 8:59PM0.57m | 9:23AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 53 | 132 | 99 | 94 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 5 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 132 | 134 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 18 | E 18 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 131 | 111 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 106 | 195 | 280 | 181 | 106 | 181 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 86 | 86 | 54 | 34 | 100 | 302 | 327 | 166 | 38 |
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