Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 93 | 72 | 108 | 139 | 147 | 155 | 223 | 251 | 268 | 280 | 293 | 293 | 280 | 237 | 237 | 194 | 190 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.97m | 4:37AM1.85m | 5:21PM1.98m | 5:43AM1.85m | 6:18PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.63m | 10:48AM0.57m | 11:31PM0.59m | 11:49AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 110 | 93 | 72 | 108 | 139 | 147 | 155 | 223 | 251 | 268 | 280 | 293 | 293 | 280 | 237 | 237 | 194 | 190 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | ENE 12 | E 9 | ENE 12 | E 8 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 101 | 14 | 68 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | E 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 12 | N 16 | N 13 | N 14 | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 11 | SSW 4 | N 11 | NE 13 | N 11 | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
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