Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 48 | 30 | 49 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:55AM1.90m | 5:41PM2.06m | 5:58AM1.91m | 6:35PM2.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.63m | 11:07AM0.50m | 11:49PM0.57m | 12:04PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 100 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 112 | 64 | 100 | 102 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13 |
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