Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | E 11 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 206 | 196 | 190 | 187 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 104 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.84m | 7:08AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.89m | 7:51AM1.77m | 8:18PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.45m | 1:24PM0.31m | 1:57AM0.39m | 2:06PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 160 | 206 | 196 | 190 | 187 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 94 | 66 | 61 | 42 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 89 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 19 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 53 | 85 | 104 | 94 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 26 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 137 | 81 | 105 | 150 | 139 | 139 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
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