Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 383 | 350 | 289 | 235 | 231 | 181 | 177 | 167 | 164 | 200 | 130 | 339 | 423 | 302 | 226 | 141 | 125 | 118 | 101 | 129 | 183 | 228 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.99m | 10:44AM1.88m | 11:23PM1.98m | 11:26AM1.86m | 00:03AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.54m | 4:51AM0.61m | 4:55PM0.54m | 5:34AM0.59m | 5:36PM0.57m | 6:18AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 480 | 383 | 350 | 289 | 235 | 231 | 110 | 90 | 69 | 56 | 164 | 130 | 98 | 310 | 222 | 167 | 108 | 91 | 88 | 101 | 94 | 78 | 81 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | — | ENE 6 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 24 | — | 181 | 177 | 167 | 164 | 200 | — | — | 96 | 96 | 96 | 141 | 125 | 118 | 91 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 159 | 82 | — | 54 | 52 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 51 | 110 | 149 | 184 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 90 | 339 | 423 | 302 | 226 | — | 102 | 86 | 96 | 129 | 183 | 228 | 272 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 288 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 108 |
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