Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 91 | 82 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.85m | 8:52AM1.91m | 9:07PM1.88m | 9:41AM1.95m | 9:57PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.16m | 3:27AM0.01m | 3:57PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 91 | 82 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | E 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 11 | E 13 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | W 3 | W 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 160 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 160 | 14 | 202 | 14 | 202 | 135 | 236 | 14 | 243 | 242 | 18 |
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