Whiritoa Surf Break

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
2.4
E
9
2.2
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1509
1798
1940
1373
1043
926
413
504
486
466
502
895
720
487
497
408
361
347
349
371
327
333
340
386
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:32PM1.58m
2:46AM1.61m
3:25PM1.56m
3:36AM1.57m
4:16PM1.57m
4:25AM1.55m
Low Tide
8:34PM0.44m
9:05AM0.33m
9:28PM0.48m
9:53AM0.35m
10:20PM0.50m
10:41AM0.36m
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
18
13
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
13
Feels °C
9
8
10
12
12
12
14
13
13
11
10
8
6
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
1367
976
783
724
413
504
486
466
502
586
525
487
497
408
361
347
349
371
327
333
340
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.9
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
159
4
3
96
37
2
2
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
1.1
SE
5
2.4
E
9
2.2
E
9
1
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1509
1798
1940
1373
1043
926
59
895
720
70
143
3
3
1
9
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
235
235
257
120
120
106
65
6
54
0
6
7
54
54
46
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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