Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 102 | 107 | 119 | 125 | 173 | 101 | 99 | 277 | 155 | 169 | 187 | 192 | 204 | 169 | 164 | 206 | 226 | 226 | 220 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.84m | 5:33AM1.76m | 6:11PM1.90m | 6:31AM1.80m | 7:05PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.15m | 11:29PM0.26m | 11:51AM0.10m | 00:29AM0.19m | 12:48PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | E 13 | NE 7 | E 16 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 105 | 102 | 107 | 119 | 125 | 173 | 101 | 99 | 171 | 155 | 169 | 187 | 192 | 204 | 169 | 164 | — | 3 | 226 | 5 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 16 | N 11 | E 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 42 | 80 | 277 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 41 | 38 | 206 | 226 | — | 220 | 267 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 65 | 106 | 60 | 106 | 72 | 120 | 120 | 110 | 120 | 120 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 54 | 28 |
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