Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 212 | 206 | 196 | 190 | 184 | 184 | 138 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.92m | 6:54AM1.86m | 7:35PM1.94m | 7:38AM1.89m | 8:14PM1.97m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.76m | 1:07PM0.63m | 1:35AM0.70m | 1:48PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 184 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 212 | 206 | 196 | 190 | 184 | 184 | 138 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 91 | 0 | 169 |
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