Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 59 | 98 | 199 | 348 | 245 | 232 | 206 | 137 | 113 | 110 | 85 | 85 | 60 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.94m | 2:58AM1.96m | 3:44PM1.97m | 4:04AM1.98m | 4:56PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.68m | 9:19AM0.57m | 9:58PM0.69m | 10:24AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  | |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 245 | 232 | 206 | 137 | 113 | 110 | 85 | 85 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | E 7 | E 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 13 | N 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 59 | 98 | 199 | 348 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 108 | 108 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 109 | 109 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whitianga surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest