Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:05AM1.96m | 9:24PM2.00m | 9:50AM2.01m | 10:12PM2.00m | 10:35AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.44m | 3:11PM0.50m | 3:41AM0.39m | 4:00PM0.48m | 4:26AM0.38m | 4:48PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 24 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 151 | 151 | 191 | 213 | 203 | 203 | 213 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 135 | 108 | 108 | 268 | 294 | 187 | 108 |
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