Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. 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
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
Swell
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
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
NE
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
8
3
9
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSE
Wind State
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-on
High Tide
2:20PM1.49m
2:37AM1.42m
3:16PM1.50m
3:34AM1.43m
4:08PM1.54m
Low Tide
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
12
11
11
12
11
14
19
18
11
10
10
9
9
12
15
15
11
9
Feels °C
11
7
6
6
7
7
10
16
15
5
4
4
4
4
7
8
8
5
4
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