Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 130 | 146 | 232 | 206 | 133 | 234 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.92m | 1:42AM1.94m | 2:24PM1.92m | 2:42AM1.92m | 3:33PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.62m | 7:58AM0.52m | 8:38PM0.65m | 9:01AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 206 | 133 | 106 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 101 | 130 | 146 | 232 | — | — | 234 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 174 | 310 | 285 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 288 | 279 | 119 | 279 | 288 | 76 | 279 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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