Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 88 | 157 | 121 | 132 | 132 | 127 | 130 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 38 | 138 | 127 |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.85m | 3:28AM1.85m | 4:19PM1.84m | 4:21AM1.81m | 5:17PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.66m | 9:27PM0.79m | 9:53AM0.70m | 10:23PM0.82m | 10:48AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 97 | 86 | 74 | 130 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 38 | 138 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 9 | E 16 | N 7 | N 7 | E 15 | E 14 | N 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 132 | 132 | 127 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 36 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | N 8 | NW 4 | SE 4 | NW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | S 3 | — | S 3 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 29 | 70 | 137 | 157 | 121 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 44 | 41 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 174 | 28 | 182 | 245 | 174 | 151 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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