Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 60 | 78 | 91 | 115 | 118 | 230 | 148 | 284 | 287 | 119 | 159 | 104 | 93 | 97 | 118 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.95m | 7:49AM1.90m | 8:17PM1.98m | 8:31AM1.91m | 8:56PM1.99m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.56m | 1:55PM0.49m | 2:29AM0.48m | 2:38PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 118 | 115 | 148 | 284 | 287 | 119 | 159 | 104 | 93 | 97 | 118 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | N 8 | — | N 8 | S 4 | — | WNW 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 116 | — | 80 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | SSE 5 | NE 9 | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 39 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 39 | 60 | 78 | 91 | 115 | — | 230 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 91 | 76 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 103 | 122 | 0 | 174 | 180 | 113 |
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