
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
311 | 251 | 230 | 228 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 122 | 96 | 121 | 121 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 71 | 66 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.58m | 00:51AM1.69m | 1:29PM1.61m | 1:44AM1.70m | 2:27PM1.65m | 2:43AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.29m | 6:43PM0.38m | 7:17AM0.27m | 7:36PM0.38m | 8:10AM0.23m | 8:35PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
311 | 251 | 230 | 228 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 122 | 96 | 121 | 121 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 71 | 66 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | N 14 | E 6 | N 13 | ESE 5 | E 10 |
128 | 125 | 107 | 93 | 76 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | — |
— | 158 | 31 | 49 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 |
8 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 84 | 62 | 47 | 41 | 49 | 39 | 33 | 44 | 46 | 21 | 194 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 126 | 177 | 177 | 182 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 64 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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