Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
3
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.4
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
7
2.1
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
7
7
7
7
5
15
24
49
102
145
504
238
218
187
159
133
101
99
77
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:04PM1.69m
2:22AM1.69m
3:08PM1.72m
3:27AM1.70m
4:11PM1.77m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.23m
8:15PM0.37m
8:46AM0.22m
9:20PM0.36m
9:48AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
2
7
12
1
Temp °C
8
11
13
11
11
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
9
9
12
16
13
10
Feels °C
6
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
11
10
10
10
12
12
10
7
7
10
13
11
7
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