Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 11AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
1.6
NE
6
1.2
NNE
8
1.7
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
182
161
255
188
188
305
243
217
295
279
221
135
118
124
144
131
131
123
103
103
85
102
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:33AM1.76m
6:11PM1.90m
6:31AM1.80m
7:05PM1.96m
7:27AM1.83m
7:56PM1.98m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.10m
00:29AM0.19m
12:48PM0.06m
1:25AM0.12m
1:41PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
14
15
13
12
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