Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 128 | 45 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.94m | 11:55AM1.92m | 00:14AM1.89m | 12:52PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.20m | 6:11PM0.34m | 6:37AM0.24m | 7:10PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 45 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | W 2 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 175 | 256 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 60 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 116 | 183 | 216 | 281 | 229 | 216 |
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