Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
1
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)
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
N
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
136
98
84
71
46
36
21
16
20
11
8
17
9
17
16
16
8
8
9
9
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:32PM1.57m
00:46AM1.49m
1:24PM1.52m
1:40AM1.44m
2:20PM1.49m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.38m
6:43PM0.50m
7:02AM0.44m
7:35PM0.55m
7:55AM0.47m
8:31PM0.57m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
12
10
8
7
7
11
14
16
12
11
Feels °C
8
12
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
5
4
4
3
4
6
9
11
7
6
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