Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 64 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 55 | 23 | 22 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.95m | 1:00PM1.88m | 1:12AM1.89m | 1:50PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.60m | 6:41AM0.54m | 7:00PM0.68m | 7:26AM0.62m | 7:53PM0.75m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | ESE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 24 | — | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 16 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 45 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 79 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 20 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 151 | 79 | 67 |
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