Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 94 | 108 | 85 | 64 | 49 | 36 | 25 | 19 | 13 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00AM2.07m | 11:30PM2.14m | 11:52AM2.02m | 00:19AM2.07m | 12:45PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.50m | 5:44AM0.48m | 5:56PM0.56m | 6:32AM0.51m | 6:45PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 49 | 36 | 25 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 94 | 108 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 64 | 64 | 79 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 24 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 64 | 64 |
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