Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.5°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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
78
76
74
74
57
72
57
57
57
57
59
64
65
54
54
54
52
52
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM1.80m
7:02AM1.74m
7:20PM1.81m
7:50AM1.78m
8:06PM1.81m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.18m
1:12PM0.23m
1:40AM0.15m
2:00PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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6:37
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7:27
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7:28
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1
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
19
16
15
Feels °C
16
17
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
16
18
18
15
14
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