Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.50m | 3:34AM1.43m | 4:08PM1.54m | 4:27AM1.47m | 4:56PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.55m | 9:44AM0.46m | 10:22PM0.50m | 10:37AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | — | — | N 9 | E 11 | E 6 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | E 12 | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 214 | 161 | 161 | 177 | 177 | 243 | 240 | 275 | 155 | 112 | 106 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 118 | 118 | 213 | 202 |
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