Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:16AM2.01m | 7:38PM2.11m | 8:04AM2.03m | 8:23PM2.09m | 8:50AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.13m | 2:00AM0.09m | 2:17PM0.14m | 2:44AM0.09m | 3:03PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | — | — | W 6 | N 16 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | E 16 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 15 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 148 | 234 | 216 | 224 | 224 | 234 | 195 | 281 | 148 | 148 | 224 |
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