Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 113 | 121 | 202 | 161 | 181 | 233 | 310 | 286 | 286 | 268 | 227 | 232 | 184 | 180 | 144 | 119 | 112 | 115 | 92 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:07AM2.06m | 8:36PM2.23m | 8:58AM2.07m | 9:24PM2.17m | 9:47AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.41m | 2:52AM0.45m | 3:04PM0.42m | 3:41AM0.41m | 3:54PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  |  | | | | |  | |  | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 136 | 113 | 11 | 11 | 161 | 181 | 202 | 233 | 286 | 286 | 268 | 227 | 232 | 184 | 180 | 144 | 119 | 112 | 115 | 92 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 94 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 121 | 202 | — | — | 233 | 310 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 0 | 11 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 79 |
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