Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.5°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
12
10
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
14
4
11
11
13
17
11
17
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:27AM1.47m
4:56PM1.60m
5:17AM1.53m
5:41PM1.66m
6:04AM1.61m
6:24PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.42m
11:12PM0.42m
11:26AM0.36m
11:58PM0.33m
12:13PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
6
8
11
13
12
9
8
7
8
10
13
14
13
10
10
9
9
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
2
4
7
9
6
4
4
4
5
7
9
10
8
5
7
7
7
10
10
11
11
10
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