Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 45 | 61 | 44 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.74m | 1:16PM1.71m | 1:31AM1.66m | 2:10PM1.66m | 2:25AM1.61m | 3:06PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.39m | 7:28PM0.54m | 7:51AM0.46m | 8:21PM0.59m | 8:44AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | E 7 | E 14 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 7 | NE 14 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 45 | 61 | 10 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 66 | 51 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 199 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 2 | 26 |
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