Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | NW 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.64m | 2:44AM1.55m | 3:22PM1.65m | 3:41AM1.57m | 4:15PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.61m | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:39PM0.59m | 9:56AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NW 5 | E 8 | NW 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | NW 5 | E 10 | N 5 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | N 6 | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 188 | 216 | 280 | 216 | 256 | 256 | 302 | 280 | 280 | 265 | 195 | 216 | 224 | 256 | 256 | 281 | 195 | 195 |
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