
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.42m | 4:22PM1.55m | 4:50AM1.47m | 5:11PM1.60m | 5:42AM1.55m | 5:59PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.48m | 10:41PM0.44m | 10:56AM0.44m | 11:31PM0.36m | 11:48AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 3 | N 3 |
37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | N 11 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | N 11 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | NE 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | N 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 4 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 49 | 132 | 133 | 160 | 234 | 234 | 235 | 155 | 155 | 261 | 243 | 233 | 155 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 112 | 235 | 235 | 233 | 233 |
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