Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:52PM2.00m | 12:15PM2.02m | 00:42AM2.00m | 1:12PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.49m | 6:00AM0.41m | 6:27PM0.53m | 6:51AM0.45m | 7:22PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 17 | NE 16 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 268 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 174 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 212 | 294 | 274 | 113 | 108 |
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