Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 16 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 156 | 208 | 210 | 502 | 138 | 111 | 90 | 76 | 84 | 41 | 48 | 45 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.92m | 3:33PM1.95m | 3:48AM1.90m | 4:41PM2.00m | 4:55AM1.90m | 5:41PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.54m | 9:44PM0.66m | 10:05AM0.53m | 10:47PM0.63m | 11:07AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 196 | 138 | 111 | 90 | 76 | 84 | 41 | 48 | 45 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 4 | NNW 9 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | SE 5 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 4 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | S 2 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 156 | 208 | 210 | 502 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 279 | 91 | 40 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 100 | 111 | 108 | 79 | 203 | 151 | 111 | 46 |
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