Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 89 | 85 | 67 | 66 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 35 | 30 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.99m | 7:41AM1.93m | 8:00PM1.98m | 8:32AM1.98m | 8:46PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.55m | 1:25AM0.49m | 1:42PM0.53m | 2:16AM0.45m | 2:34PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 89 | 85 | 67 | 66 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 35 | 30 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | N 10 | ESE 6 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 106 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 112 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 26 |
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