Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 125 | 128 | 176 | 184 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 160 | 206 | 151 | 148 | 144 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 98 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.83m | 6:54PM1.92m | 6:54AM1.86m | 7:35PM1.94m | 7:38AM1.89m | 8:14PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.67m | 00:51AM0.76m | 1:07PM0.63m | 1:35AM0.70m | 1:48PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 123 | 125 | 128 | 176 | 184 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 160 | 206 | 151 | 148 | 144 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 98 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 4 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 19 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
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