Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.95m | 9:48PM2.01m | 10:16AM1.96m | 10:32PM1.98m | 11:03AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.16m | 4:29PM0.26m | 4:55AM0.18m | 5:18PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 4 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | S 5 | — | N 6 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 17 | NW 4 | NE 11 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 100 | 100 | 148 | 175 | 256 | 216 | 256 | 256 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 216 | 256 | 256 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 175 | 280 |
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