Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 60 | 209 | 78 | 50 | 36 | 28 | 75 | 103 | 56 | 112 | 25 | 95 | 57 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.89m | 12:07PM1.95m | 00:18AM1.85m | 12:51PM1.92m | 00:59AM1.81m | 1:38PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.55m | 6:13PM0.67m | 6:25AM0.63m | 6:58PM0.72m | 7:06AM0.70m | 7:48PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 60 | 94 | 78 | 50 | 36 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 4 | E 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | N 11 | N 19 | N 19 | N 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 7 | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 209 | — | 2 | 29 | 11 | 75 | 103 | 56 | 112 | — | 95 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 24 | 174 | 169 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 135 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 113 | 135 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 79 |
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