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Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Surf Photo: 'Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary'

Lat Long: 36.14° S 175.44° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary sea temperature is

16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	E	NE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	NW	E	NE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	E	NE
	12 s	cross	5 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	NW	NNW	E
	12 s	on	4 s	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	E	ENE	NNW	E
	12 s	cross- on	2 s	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE	E	NNW	E
	12 s	cross	3 s	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	NE	E
	4 s	cross	4 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	E	ESE	N
	5 s	cross- on	5 s	4 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	E	ESE	N
	5 s	glass	5 s	5 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SW	ESE	N	ESE
	8 s	off	5 s	8 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW	ESE	N	SE
	9 s	cross- off	6 s	8 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	S	ESE	N	SE
	9 s	cross- off	6 s	8 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW		N	N
	9 s	off		9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WSW	SW	N	SE
	8 s	cross- off	2 s	8 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	WSW	N	SE
	8 s	cross- off	3 s	8 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WSW	W	N	ENE
	8 s	off	4 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WSW	W	N	ENE
	8 s	cross- off	4 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 55 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.9m (2.9 ft). Range 2.41m (7.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Surf Photo: 'Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary' by Snow-Forecast.com user

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Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:04 am 28 May 2010

ricky griffiths
nice hair norm
tim bradley
Thats Norm Winger, 1 of the first to surf the bar.