Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58PM2.03m | 9:24AM2.03m | 9:44PM2.00m | 10:09AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.44m | 3:14AM0.38m | 3:31PM0.45m | 3:57AM0.39m | 4:15PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | E 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 13 | E 4 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | E 16 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 189 | 212 | 212 | 245 | 226 | 187 | 151 | 162 | 162 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 110 | 108 | 110 | 194 | 162 | 245 |
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