Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 142 | 93 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.99m | 9:13AM1.93m | 9:37PM1.98m | 9:55AM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.46m | 3:11AM0.42m | 3:22PM0.44m | 3:53AM0.38m | 4:07PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 160 | 142 | 93 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | E 12 | S 5 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | S 5 | ENE 9 | — | NNE 10 | NE 11 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | S 5 | NW 6 | — | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 99 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | — | 9 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 182 | 202 | 0 | 13 | 113 | 20 | 113 | 180 | 162 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 20 | 113 | 24 | 113 | 113 |
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