Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 11PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 173 | 161 | 158 | 196 | 432 | 309 | 341 | 300 | 268 | 227 | 212 | 176 | 144 | 119 | 109 | 112 | 115 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:36PM2.23m | 8:58AM2.07m | 9:24PM2.17m | 9:47AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.41m | 2:52AM0.45m | 3:04PM0.42m | 3:41AM0.41m | 3:54PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 161 | 158 | 4 | 300 | 309 | 341 | 300 | 268 | 227 | 212 | 176 | 144 | 119 | 109 | 112 | 115 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | 69 | 102 | 4 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 114 | 173 | — | — | 196 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 91 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 113 |
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