Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 49 | 64 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.65m | 3:41AM1.57m | 4:15PM1.70m | 4:35AM1.63m | 5:03PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:39PM0.59m | 9:56AM0.50m | 10:33PM0.53m | 10:47AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | E 9 | E 8 | NW 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 7 | E 6 | W 3 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | E 10 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | — | E 11 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 49 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 280 | 286 | 280 | 216 | 216 | 224 | 224 | 234 | 281 | 312 | 290 | 195 | 105 | 38 | 14 | 38 | 51 | 66 | 138 | 175 |
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