Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24PM2.10m | 7:50AM1.99m | 8:11PM2.07m | 8:39AM2.02m | 8:58PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.46m | 1:39AM0.44m | 1:53PM0.45m | 2:28AM0.40m | 2:44PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | SE 5 | — | — | N 16 | W 6 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | — | N 14 | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 24 | 13 | 113 | 20 | 102 | 102 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 122 | 189 | 212 |
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