Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.96m | 1:07AM2.00m | 1:37PM1.90m | 1:53AM1.95m | 2:29PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.62m | 7:20AM0.56m | 7:36PM0.68m | 8:08AM0.61m | 8:31PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 8 | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 6 | N 8 | E 10 | N 7 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 108 | 108 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 204 | 245 | 110 | 135 | 135 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 268 | 187 | 246 |
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