Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 164 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.56m | 1:26AM1.52m | 2:05PM1.52m | 2:19AM1.47m | 3:00PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.35m | 7:19PM0.49m | 7:42AM0.41m | 8:11PM0.55m | 8:34AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 14 | NW 4 | — | E 13 | E 13 | N 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 13 | E 11 | NE 14 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 164 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 121 | 133 | 118 | 121 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 233 | 233 | 234 | 234 | 236 | 243 | 176 | 0 | 0 |
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