Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 227 | 238 | 180 | 160 | 126 | 93 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.87m | 8:26PM2.00m | 8:48AM1.92m | 9:06PM2.02m | 9:31AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.26m | 2:19PM0.24m | 2:47AM0.20m | 3:01PM0.23m | 3:28AM0.17m | 3:44PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 360 | 227 | 238 | 180 | 160 | 126 | 93 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NNE 9 | SE 4 | E 12 | S 5 | E 12 | E 12 | S 5 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 129 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | S 5 | — | NE 11 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 117 | 116 | 188 | 195 | 14 | 26 | 67 | 14 | 54 | 148 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 34 | 34 | 100 | 34 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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