Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.93m | 9:37PM1.98m | 9:55AM1.95m | 10:22PM1.96m | 10:40AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.42m | 3:22PM0.44m | 3:53AM0.38m | 4:07PM0.45m | 4:36AM0.38m | 4:53PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | NNE 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | S 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | — | N 6 | — | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 22 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 40 | 113 | 180 | 195 | 195 | 113 | 113 | 20 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 151 | 189 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 |
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