Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 94 | 96 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 85 | 59 | 59 | 140 | 127 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 114 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 125 |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.84m | 4:21AM1.81m | 5:17PM1.86m | 5:15AM1.81m | 6:09PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.82m | 10:48AM0.71m | 11:15PM0.82m | 11:39AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 130 | 94 | 96 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 85 | 59 | 59 | 140 | 127 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 114 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | E 16 | N 7 | NNW 7 | E 15 | E 15 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | N 8 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 195 | 113 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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