Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.64m | 00:22AM1.53m | 12:55PM1.58m | 1:10AM1.47m | 1:45PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.44m | 6:37AM0.39m | 7:10PM0.49m | 7:25AM0.44m | 8:01PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 4 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 6 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | NNE 3 | N 3 | E 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NE 13 | E 5 | ESE 4 | N 17 | N 17 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 16 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 15 | N 14 | NE 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 132 | 14 | 118 | 155 | 155 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 118 | 118 | 133 | 155 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 191 | 118 | 118 | 160 | 160 |
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