Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 311 | 258 | 212 | 180 | 144 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 111 | 94 | 152 | 237 | 227 | 180 | 398 | 282 | 159 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:24PM2.17m | 9:47AM2.06m | 10:12PM2.11m | 10:35AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.42m | 3:41AM0.41m | 3:54PM0.44m | 4:27AM0.41m | 4:42PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 315 | 311 | 258 | 212 | 180 | 144 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 111 | 94 | 76 | 29 | 79 | 113 | 284 | 197 | 159 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 152 | 237 | 227 | 180 | 398 | 282 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 79 | 162 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 133 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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