Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 151 | 46 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.92m | 1:59AM1.95m | 2:36PM1.94m | 2:58AM1.96m | 3:44PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.66m | 8:17AM0.55m | 8:53PM0.68m | 9:19AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 53 | 46 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 13 | NE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 7 | N 12 | N 12 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 59 | 82 | 151 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 79 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 144 | 144 | 109 | 109 | 54 | 20 | 13 | 13 |
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