Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.82m | 2:45AM1.78m | 3:39PM1.81m | 3:41AM1.75m | 4:38PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.81m | 9:07AM0.74m | 9:47PM0.83m | 10:06AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | NE 14 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 57 | 61 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 288 | 288 | 24 | 26 | 102 | 169 | 169 | 174 | 288 | 288 | 246 | 246 |
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