Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 11PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 126 | 128 | 106 | 64 | 58 | 42 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.07m | 12:45PM1.96m | 1:07AM2.00m | 1:37PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.56m | 6:32AM0.51m | 6:45PM0.62m | 7:20AM0.56m | 7:36PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 49 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 126 | 128 | 106 | — | 58 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 69 | 106 | 24 | 24 | 106 | 92 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 110 | 151 | 128 | 151 | 151 | 245 | 226 | 187 |
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