Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 108 | 130 | 222 | 181 | 463 | 120 | 88 | 115 | 133 | 113 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 19 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.92m | 2:42AM1.92m | 3:33PM1.95m | 3:48AM1.90m | 4:41PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.65m | 9:01AM0.54m | 9:44PM0.66m | 10:05AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 181 | 217 | 120 | 88 | 115 | 133 | 113 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 48 | 108 | 108 | 130 | 222 | — | 463 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 279 | 279 | 64 | 285 | 279 | 99 | 46 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 100 |
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