Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:35AM2.04m | 11:02PM1.99m | 11:23AM2.04m | 11:52PM2.00m | 12:15PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.38m | 4:48PM0.47m | 5:12AM0.39m | 5:37PM0.49m | 6:00AM0.41m | 6:27PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 109 | 108 | 294 | 245 | 187 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 110 | 268 | 268 | 110 | 193 | 193 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 174 | 268 |
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