Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 11 | E 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 35 | 38 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.96m | 11:49AM1.90m | 00:17AM1.94m | 12:41PM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.44m | 5:59PM0.56m | 6:32AM0.46m | 6:51PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 8 | E 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | E 16 | E 19 | E 8 | E 10 | E 6 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 35 | 38 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 110 | 16 | 0 | 40 | 187 | 123 | 79 | 135 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 110 | 79 | 110 | 106 |
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