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Whakatane Heads surf Forecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 19.9°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.3 °C)
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • 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 19.9°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
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
Sat
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
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
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
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
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)1514141414131313131414121212121313131313101010101010101010999999999991111111111111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)716966636160596060644029292930323334343433333229252524242322222222222121212120204657574157402837363636362525252524243115
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
NW
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
0
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassononglassglassglassoffglassonononglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
ononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
4:12PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
10:46PM
0.37
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sat
06
Sunrise------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------6:59---
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Rain (mm)
1-------------------------------------------------------11--
Temp. °C15139877121617151311131415182118151211111416171716151515161918181716161717201919181615141519201917161515182120191716
Feels °C (?)109653271111108679111419161310891315161717151515161816181816161817191818181615131417181917161414182121181514

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