Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangara today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangara at 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Whangara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 4 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 22 | 86 | 131 | 150 | 109 | 119 | 1566 | 11 | 3347 | 24 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 311 | 540 | 878 | 1486 | 1930 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.44m | 00:15AM1.50m | 12:48PM1.40m | 1:08AM1.43m | 1:41PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.09m | 6:03PM0.17m | 6:37AM0.14m | 6:56PM0.23m | 7:27AM0.19m | 7:48PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 76 | 72 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 86 | 1566 | 2624 | 3347 | 2948 | 2123 | 1428 | 1057 | 780 | 609 | 495 | 404 | 374 | 295 | 239 | 202 | 215 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 21 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 119 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 22 | 86 | 131 | 150 | 109 | — | — | 11 | — | 24 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 80 | 98 | 102 | 87 | 165 | 311 | 540 | 878 | 1486 | 1930 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 35 | 306 | 157 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 98 | 19 |
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