Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 14 | E 12 | E 12 | N 13 | N 13 | E 12 | E 12 | N 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.83m | 5:32AM1.80m | 6:20PM1.87m | 6:20AM1.84m | 7:01PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.73m | 11:29PM0.78m | 11:50AM0.68m | 00:16AM0.72m | 12:33PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 4 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | E 12 | — | N 13 | — | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 285 | 279 | 285 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 273 | 268 | 254 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 279 | 268 | 135 | 135 | 193 | 106 | 106 | 108 |
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