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Whakatane Heads surf break

Whakatane Heads surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Dec 2024 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Whakatane Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whakatane Heads sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 9AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (24 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (24 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Whakatane Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.5
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)61016161015159915151515151414141414141313131311111414888814141414151616161514141414141414141318181316161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)383445444472714950696969686766666665625755555555191837371833324337363637424420204137666665663736325556565448878786828376
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffononononononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
1.62
2:30PM
1.72
2:57AM
1.60
3:14PM
1.68
3:48AM
1.60
3:59PM
1.66
4:41AM
1.61
4:45PM
1.64
5:36AM
1.65
5:34PM
1.65
6:31AM
1.70
6:27PM
1.67
7:20AM
1.76
7:19PM
1.72
8:04AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
0.56
9:03PM
0.52
9:13AM
0.60
9:48PM
0.53
10:06AM
0.64
10:36PM
0.54
10:57AM
0.67
11:25PM
0.54
11:49AM
0.67
12:15AM
0.52
12:39PM
0.65
1:03AM
0.50
1:29PM
0.61
1:49AM
0.47
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-5:47-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset-----8:35-------8:35-------8:36-------8:36-------8:36-------8:37-------8:37------
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Rain (mm)
---------------113331131----------------------------23------
Temp. °C141621242321181716152021202018171615161818181615151519192019171514151922232319161717212323222018171721212120181514141822
Feels °C (?)121520222120191816152019182017171615141617181614141416161616131211121520192117141516202222212019181721202020171312131719
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