Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 62 | 44 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.78m | 5:39PM1.87m | 5:44AM1.82m | 6:21PM1.92m | 6:32AM1.87m | 7:00PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.69m | 11:39PM0.69m | 11:53AM0.62m | 00:27AM0.60m | 12:38PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 62 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 12 | E 14 | E 15 | E 5 | N 11 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | — | — | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 45 | 7 | 44 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 109 | 24 | 24 | 92 | 64 | 64 | 189 | 189 | 151 | 226 | 187 | 79 | 64 | 162 | 162 | 113 | 113 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 113 | 113 |
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