Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 35 | 50 | 62 | 91 | 120 | 319 | 100 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM2.01m | 9:37PM1.95m | 10:04AM1.98m | 10:18PM1.89m | 10:45AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.26m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:19PM0.30m | 4:34AM0.23m | 5:02PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 137 | 100 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | E 16 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 13 | N 10 | E 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 50 | 62 | 91 | 120 | 319 | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 51 | 66 | 54 | 115 | 358 | 125 | 90 | 155 | 106 | 298 | 529 | 420 | 81 | 34 | 2 | 2 |
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