Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 14 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 17 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 62 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:00PM2.05m | 9:31AM2.12m | 9:53PM2.08m | 10:20AM2.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.57m | 3:15AM0.45m | 3:41PM0.54m | 4:03AM0.43m | 4:32PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 62 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 12 | — | E 12 | N 14 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | W 4 |
| kJ | 88 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 113 | 26 | 151 | 26 | 151 | 162 | 279 | 26 | 294 | 285 | 26 |
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