Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 18 | N 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45PM2.10m | 11:11AM2.15m | 11:36PM2.11m | 12:07PM2.13m | 00:25AM2.09m | 1:05PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.43m | 5:22PM0.53m | 5:44AM0.43m | 6:15PM0.57m | 6:36AM0.45m | 7:12PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 9 | N 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 16 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 11 | E 14 | S 5 | — | N 18 | N 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 12 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | E 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 174 | 174 | 279 | 285 | 289 | 279 | 289 | 182 | 182 | 187 | 187 | 245 | 246 | 246 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 108 | 112 | 268 | 110 | 106 | 54 |
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)
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