Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNW 8 | ENE 7 | N 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 127 | 113 | 106 | 121 | 121 | 103 | 164 | 191 | 234 | 248 | 293 | 408 | 653 | 273 | 173 | 81 | 155 | 96 | 120 | 96 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.71m | 8:10AM1.76m | 8:21PM1.70m | 8:52AM1.77m | 9:03PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.20m | 2:21PM0.32m | 2:36AM0.20m | 3:04PM0.32m | 3:17AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 79 | 127 | 113 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 426 | 273 | 173 | 81 | 88 | 96 | 120 | 96 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 17 | NE 18 | — | — | NE 18 | E 10 | E 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 61 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 21 | — | N 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | — | N 11 | — | — | N 12 | N 18 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 16 | ENE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | — | NNW 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 121 | 121 | 103 | 164 | 191 | 234 | 248 | 293 | 408 | 653 | — | 173 | 47 | 155 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 120 | 235 | 120 | 235 | 235 | 126 | 54 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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