Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitianga today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 43 | 61 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.90m | 1:53AM1.95m | 2:29PM1.87m | 2:39AM1.90m | 3:22PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.68m | 8:08AM0.61m | 8:31PM0.74m | 8:59AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 43 | 61 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 6 | N 8 | NE 7 | E 6 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 22 | 70 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 254 | 135 | 135 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 246 | 135 | 187 | 268 | 193 | 193 | 189 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 99 |
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