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Whakatane Heads surf Forecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 20.0°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.4 °C)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 20.0°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)61515151514141414131313131414141414121313131313131313101010101010999991111119111111111111111110101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)81109112727169666361605960603840211616303233343434333332202019252423232222222212121213123030303030302928273636363625252525
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffglassonononglassoffcross-
off
glassglassonononglassoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
1.62
10:46PM
1.67
11:03AM
1.61
11:27PM
1.67
11:46AM
1.61
12:12AM
1.66
12:29PM
1.62
1:03AM
1.65
1:15PM
1.64
1:58AM
1.66
2:07PM
1.65
2:59AM
1.70
3:07PM
1.67
4:02AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
0.35
4:50PM
0.27
5:09AM
0.38
5:29PM
0.31
5:52AM
0.42
6:10PM
0.37
6:39AM
0.46
6:56PM
0.41
7:30AM
0.50
7:47PM
0.44
8:28AM
0.52
8:43PM
0.44
9:28AM
0.51
9:44PM
0.42
10:29AM
0.46
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset-----7:08-------7:07-------7:06-------7:05-------7:02-------7:01-------7:00------
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Rain (mm)
----21------------------------------------------------1-----
Temp. °C151415181414109771114171514131314151719181413121114171717161516161719181817161514151818181715141416192019171616161618
Feels °C (?)13121113109653259119877910121515111110812151617161516161718171818161513151716171714131316181819171616151214

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