Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 136 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 176 | 206 | 152 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 52 | 46 | 25 | 22 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:38AM1.89m | 8:14PM1.97m | 8:19AM1.91m | 8:51PM1.99m | 8:58AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.57m | 2:17AM0.64m | 2:27PM0.52m | 2:59AM0.58m | 3:07PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 141 | 136 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 152 | 61 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 46 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 89 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | E 19 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 17 | NNE 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 123 | 176 | 206 | — | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 49 | 91 | 49 | 144 | 152 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 108 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whitianga surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest