Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.66m | 3:05AM1.54m | 3:37PM1.67m | 4:03AM1.57m | 4:29PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.58m | 9:20AM0.53m | 10:01PM0.54m | 10:14AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 | — | — | N 12 | E 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 138 | 138 | 110 | 105 | 105 | 281 | 257 | 281 | 148 | 100 | 100 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 100 | 148 | 257 |
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