Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangara today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangara at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 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) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 915 | 703 | 494 | 407 | 68 | 33 | 211 | 26 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.26m | 1:24PM1.32m | 1:45AM1.24m | 2:14PM1.31m | 2:36AM1.24m | 3:04PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.35m | 7:40PM0.38m | 7:56AM0.36m | 8:30PM0.38m | 8:45AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 3543 | 2682 | 1888 | 1172 | 915 | 703 | 494 | 407 | 279 | 217 | 211 | 151 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 314 | 33 | 95 | 97 | 135 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 68 | 33 | 18 | 26 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 35 | 93 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 18 | NE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 6 | — | SW 3 | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4125 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 118 | 335 | 452 | 367 | 589 | 309 | 453 | 446 | 553 | 665 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 157 | 98 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 111 | 349 | 108 | 107 |
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