Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 7PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
21
34
30
27
19
11
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
14
4
11
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08PM1.54m
4:27AM1.47m
4:56PM1.60m
5:17AM1.53m
5:41PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.46m
10:22PM0.50m
10:37AM0.42m
11:12PM0.42m
11:26AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:14
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
12
9
8
6
6
8
11
13
13
8
8
7
7
11
13
12
12
10
Feels °C
7
9
9
6
4
4
2
2
4
7
10
8
4
4
3
4
8
9
8
8
6
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