
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangara today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangara at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whangara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 175 | 205 | 131 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 135 | 168 | 176 | 171 | 125 | 147 | 173 | 193 | 246 | 302 | 282 | 270 | 147 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.40m | 4:20PM1.45m | 4:53AM1.41m | 5:13PM1.44m | 5:45AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.16m | 10:06AM0.22m | 10:39PM0.16m | 11:02AM0.23m | 11:30PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | 7:49 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 |
121 | 76 | 71 | 144 | 131 | 119 | 119 | 52 | 49 | 168 | 143 | 128 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 103 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 16 | N 15 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 16 | N 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | N 16 | E 12 | E 11 | N 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | NE 15 | NE 12 | E 10 | S 12 |
— | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
154 | 183 | 175 | 205 | — | — | — | 119 | 135 | 128 | 176 | 171 | 125 | 147 | 173 | 193 | 246 | 302 | 282 | 270 | 147 | 202 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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