Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 16 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:06PM2.02m | 9:31AM1.95m | 9:48PM2.01m | 10:16AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.17m | 3:44PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.16m | 4:29PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 32 | 16 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | S 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | W 5 | E 13 | W 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 9 | — | NE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 100 | 26 | 100 | 100 | 136 | 100 | 100 | 148 | 175 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 215 |
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