Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 209 | 206 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 181 | 138 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 100 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 60 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.86m | 7:35PM1.94m | 7:38AM1.89m | 8:14PM1.97m | 8:19AM1.91m | 8:51PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.76m | 1:07PM0.63m | 1:35AM0.70m | 1:48PM0.57m | 2:17AM0.64m | 2:27PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 209 | 206 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 181 | 138 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 70 | 55 | 42 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 60 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 19 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 53 | 66 | 135 | 100 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 106 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 91 | 91 | 169 | 152 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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