Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 196 | 142 | 112 | 89 | 136 | 175 | 117 | 88 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 61 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:57PM1.92m | 11:24AM1.98m | 11:38PM1.89m | 12:07PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.56m | 5:07AM0.48m | 5:30PM0.61m | 5:46AM0.55m | 6:13PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 142 | 112 | 89 | 8 | 8 | 117 | 88 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | N 12 | — | — | E 15 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | W 3 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 50 | 74 | 135 | 196 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 136 | 175 | 16 | 6 | — | 6 | 11 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 520 | 294 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 110 | 102 | 47 | 24 | 202 | 24 | 202 | 110 |
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