Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
1.1
S
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
72
57
69
89
60
25
56
12
9
16
14
13
13
13
13
5
9
9
10
10
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SE
15
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:24AM1.70m
11:38PM1.60m
12:08PM1.64m
00:22AM1.53m
12:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.38m
5:53AM0.33m
6:23PM0.44m
6:37AM0.39m
7:10PM0.49m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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1
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Temp °C
11
14
14
12
10
7
6
5
11
14
16
15
11
9
8
7
11
15
17
16
13
Feels °C
7
9
10
5
3
1
1
0
5
9
13
13
8
6
5
4
9
13
13
13
11
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