
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 57 | 73 | 136 | 154 | 117 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:18AM1.81m | 9:31PM1.76m | 10:00AM1.80m | 10:13PM1.72m | 10:42AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.13m | 3:30PM0.24m | 3:47AM0.16m | 4:12PM0.28m | 4:28AM0.21m | 4:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
37 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 154 | 117 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | N 13 | — | — | N 13 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | N 10 | — | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 9 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
4 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | N 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | W 2 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 57 | 73 | 136 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 133 | 118 | 0 | 121 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 176 | 304 | 186 | 151 | 220 | 110 | 242 | 425 | 344 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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