Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 173 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 92 | 101 | 302 | 320 | 303 | 483 | 414 | 287 | 161 | 186 | 151 | 120 | 110 | 41 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47AM2.06m | 10:12PM2.11m | 10:35AM2.03m | 11:00PM2.05m | 11:23AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.41m | 3:54PM0.44m | 4:27AM0.41m | 4:42PM0.47m | 5:13AM0.43m | 5:27PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | N 11 | — | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 180 | 173 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 92 | 68 | 2 | — | 203 | 404 | 273 | 176 | 161 | 186 | 151 | 117 | 110 | 41 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | SSE 4 | NE 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 57 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 122 | 120 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 101 | 302 | 320 | 303 | 483 | 414 | 287 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 79 | 138 | 212 | 187 | 133 | 217 | 133 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 138 | 113 | 113 |
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