Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.62m | 1:29PM1.66m | 1:46AM1.57m | 2:25PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.55m | 7:11AM0.49m | 7:46PM0.60m | 8:05AM0.52m | 8:42PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 7 | NNW 6 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 538 | 256 | 136 | 183 | 183 | 195 | 224 | 224 | 259 | 280 | 280 | 188 | 280 |
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