Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.7°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:06PM1.83m
11:39AM1.85m
11:57PM1.78m
12:33PM1.82m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.10m
5:56PM0.23m
6:18AM0.14m
6:51PM0.27m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
17
15
10
9
8
8
11
17
18
13
10
10
10
10
13
16
16
15
12
Feels °C
15
12
6
6
5
5
7
14
14
8
6
7
7
6
9
13
13
13
7
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