Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 163 | 214 | 277 | 352 | 370 | 339 | 267 | 230 | 159 | 210 | 164 | 109 | 76 | 62 | 37 | 51 | 54 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.77m | 8:00AM1.68m | 8:20PM1.80m | 8:42AM1.72m | 9:00PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.25m | 2:12PM0.23m | 2:40AM0.20m | 2:54PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 145 | 163 | 214 | 277 | 352 | 370 | 339 | 267 | 230 | 159 | 210 | 164 | 109 | 76 | 62 | 37 | 51 | 54 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NW 5 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 31 | 1 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 217 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 126 | 135 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 0 |
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