Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 144 | 111 | 97 | 97 | 151 | 140 | 113 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 155 | 178 | 257 | 245 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 7:48PM2.24m | 8:07AM2.06m | 8:36PM2.23m | 8:58AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.41m | 2:00AM0.50m | 2:11PM0.41m | 2:52AM0.45m | 3:04PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 183 | 144 | 111 | 97 | 97 | 151 | 140 | 113 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 155 | 178 | 257 | 245 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | E 13 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 56 | 4 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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