Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 182 | 130 | 89 | 132 | 132 | 127 | 130 | 94 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39AM1.90m | 3:22PM1.85m | 3:28AM1.85m | 4:19PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.74m | 8:59AM0.66m | 9:27PM0.79m | 9:53AM0.70m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 67 | 127 | 130 | 94 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 132 | 132 | 60 | 20 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 55 | 182 | 130 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 268 | 193 | 112 | 246 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 20 | 268 | 279 | 289 | 195 | 47 |
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