Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 14 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 61 | 57 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.66m | 2:25AM1.61m | 3:06PM1.64m | 3:21AM1.59m | 4:02PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.46m | 8:21PM0.59m | 8:44AM0.49m | 9:18PM0.61m | 9:39AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | — | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 61 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 302 | 302 | 60 | 40 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 229 | 281 | 280 | 256 |
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