Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
28
27
26
21
21
21
9
21
20
20
18
18
47
47
48
46
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
0
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:21AM1.68m
4:58PM1.81m
5:22AM1.72m
5:53PM1.86m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.32m
10:37AM0.21m
11:16PM0.25m
11:36AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
11
12
14
13
13
11
10
9
8
12
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
10
12
12
12
9
7
6
5
10
11
11
10
9
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