Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
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-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:32AM1.98m | 8:46PM1.96m | 9:18AM2.01m | 9:31PM1.95m | 10:01AM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.45m | 2:34PM0.51m | 3:02AM0.43m | 3:22PM0.50m | 3:46AM0.42m | 4:07PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | ESE 7 | N 4 | NNW 4 | ESE 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | N 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NNE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | N 9 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 13 | N 9 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 79 | 102 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 67 |
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