Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 61 | 61 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:24AM2.03m | 5:10PM2.07m | 5:29AM2.08m | 6:18PM2.17m | 6:31AM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.72m | 10:45AM0.59m | 11:19PM0.70m | 11:48AM0.54m | 00:22AM0.66m | 12:45PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 |
| kJ | 115 | 61 | 61 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | E 12 | — | — | E 6 | E 11 | E 6 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | E 12 | N 11 | N 10 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 43 | 59 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 67 | 24 | 13 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 182 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 268 | 90 | 109 | 109 | 92 | 64 | 11 |
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