Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 126 | 158 | 127 | 85 | 52 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:52AM2.02m | 00:19AM2.07m | 12:45PM1.96m | 1:07AM2.00m | 1:37PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.48m | 5:56PM0.56m | 6:32AM0.51m | 6:45PM0.62m | 7:20AM0.56m | 7:36PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 85 | 52 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 24 | 126 | 158 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 79 | 64 | 108 | 108 | 79 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 24 | 24 | 103 | 103 | 110 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 151 | 79 | 151 | 151 | 162 |
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