Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 140 | 127 | 121 | 116 | 110 | 112 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 123 | 119 | 123 | 86 | 126 | 128 | 130 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.86m | 5:15AM1.81m | 6:09PM1.89m | 6:06AM1.83m | 6:54PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.82m | 11:39AM0.70m | 00:05AM0.80m | 12:25PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 140 | 127 | 121 | 116 | 110 | 112 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 123 | 119 | 123 | 86 | 126 | 128 | 130 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | NE 11 | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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