Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 18 | E 18 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.74m | 12:09PM1.66m | 00:25AM1.72m | 1:04PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.22m | 6:20PM0.34m | 6:51AM0.23m | 7:15PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 31 | 14 | 106 | 106 | 132 | 112 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 214 | 234 | 133 | 106 |
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