Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 39 | 54 | 132 | 90 | 217 | 163 | 167 | 226 | 250 | 232 | 197 | 171 | 88 | 169 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.72m | 7:18AM1.63m | 7:41PM1.77m | 8:00AM1.68m | 8:20PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.32m | 1:29PM0.25m | 1:59AM0.25m | 2:12PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 54 | 62 | 90 | 143 | 163 | 167 | 226 | 250 | 232 | 197 | 171 | 85 | 169 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 48 | 88 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 89 | 116 | 132 | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 234 | 110 | 120 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 31 | 54 | 126 | 160 | 160 |
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