Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 6 | N 12 | E 17 | E 17 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM2.15m | 10:45PM2.10m | 11:11AM2.15m | 11:36PM2.11m | 12:07PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.52m | 4:53AM0.43m | 5:22PM0.53m | 5:44AM0.43m | 6:15PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 17 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | E 17 | E 12 | E 16 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 14 | E 14 | N 8 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 40 | 151 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 285 | 169 | 279 | 279 | 310 | 279 | 182 | 174 | 182 | 187 | 135 | 294 | 248 | 246 | 110 |
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