Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.7° 

Whiritoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Whiritoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
SSE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
9
7
8
3
9
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:20PM1.49m
2:37AM1.42m
3:16PM1.50m
3:34AM1.43m
4:08PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.47m
8:31PM0.57m
8:50AM0.48m
9:27PM0.55m
9:44AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
15
16
12
11
12
12
11
14
19
17
12
10
10
9
10
13
15
15
11
9
Feels °C
8
10
11
7
6
7
7
7
11
16
14
6
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
5
5
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