
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 75 | 112 | 489 | 365 | 164 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:07AM1.72m | 12:46PM1.72m | 1:05AM1.68m | 1:48PM1.71m | 2:09AM1.65m | 2:53PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.21m | 7:01PM0.34m | 7:28AM0.23m | 8:03PM0.36m | 8:30AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 233 | 212 | 164 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | E 18 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 131 | 75 | 112 | 489 | 365 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 102 | 122 | 122 | 162 | 259 | 126 | 159 | 235 | 235 | 237 | 237 | 236 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 240 | 0 | 23 | 240 | 129 | 0 |
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