Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 311 | 258 | 212 | 180 | 144 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 111 | 94 | 152 | 237 | 227 | 180 | 398 | 282 | 159 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:50PM2.18m | 9:15AM2.03m | 9:37PM2.13m | 10:03AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.06m | 3:29PM0.10m | 4:00AM0.09m | 4:16PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 315 | 311 | 258 | 212 | 180 | 144 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 111 | 94 | 76 | 29 | 79 | 113 | 284 | 197 | 159 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 152 | 237 | 227 | 180 | 398 | 282 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 148 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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