Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 16 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 73 | 64 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.79m | 6:30PM1.92m | 6:55AM1.88m | 7:12PM1.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.34m | 12:22PM0.32m | 00:51AM0.25m | 1:06PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 11 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 64 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 14 | E 15 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NW 5 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 73 | 36 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 100 | 100 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 155 | 138 | 302 | 38 | 38 |
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