Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 63 | 25 | 50 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.12m | 9:15PM2.08m | 9:47AM2.16m | 10:04PM2.07m | 10:37AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.16m | 3:34AM0.02m | 4:04PM0.15m | 4:23AM0.03m | 4:57PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | N 6 | N 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | E 17 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 15 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | N 12 | N 12 | W 5 | N 10 | N 11 | NE 15 | NE 7 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 11 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 272 | 272 | 292 | 280 | 40 | 138 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 136 | 292 | 302 | 323 | 292 | 292 |
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