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 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| 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 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 110 | 89 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 113 | 121 | 119 | 84 | 69 | 97 | 103 | 206 | 143 | 155 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.95m | 4:41AM1.89m | 5:21PM2.03m | 5:42AM1.94m | 6:18PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.34m | 11:00AM0.16m | 11:39PM0.27m | 12:00PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 110 | 89 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 113 | 121 | 119 | 84 | 64 | 61 | 103 | 206 | 143 | 155 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 69 | 97 | 77 | 126 | 37 | 25 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 138 | 181 | 150 | 150 | 110 | 106 |
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