Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 153 | 116 | 110 | 89 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 113 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 64 | 71 | 88 | 190 | 129 | 125 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:56PM2.04m | 5:10AM2.00m | 6:02PM2.13m | 6:13AM2.02m | 6:57PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.55m | 11:03PM0.67m | 11:27AM0.50m | 00:05AM0.63m | 12:24PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 153 | 116 | 110 | 89 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 113 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 88 | 190 | 129 | 125 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 60 | 71 | 62 | 82 | 19 | 18 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
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