Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 212 | 209 | 199 | 213 | 202 | 228 | 228 | 233 | 198 | 191 | 177 | 148 | 145 | 142 | 122 | 117 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12PM2.33m | 10:27AM2.17m | 11:05PM2.27m | 11:20AM2.10m | 11:58PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.41m | 4:23AM0.58m | 4:36PM0.44m | 5:17AM0.57m | 5:28PM0.51m | 6:11AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 169 | 212 | 209 | 199 | 213 | 202 | 228 | 228 | 233 | 198 | 191 | 177 | 148 | 145 | 142 | 122 | 117 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 18 | E 5 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | — | N 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
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