Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.60m | 5:17AM1.53m | 5:41PM1.66m | 6:04AM1.61m | 6:24PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.42m | 11:26AM0.36m | 11:58PM0.33m | 12:13PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | N 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 9 | — | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 213 | 213 | 191 | 191 | 155 | 133 | 118 | 213 | 184 | 160 | 184 | 160 | 14 | 44 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 162 |
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