Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
52
52
51
51
39
40
42
41
40
39
37
35
45
35
37
38
31
31
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:06PM1.81m
8:35AM1.81m
8:49PM1.79m
9:18AM1.81m
9:31PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.13m
2:46PM0.23m
3:06AM0.13m
3:30PM0.24m
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cloud
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rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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7:28
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7:29
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7:30
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1
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Temp °C
21
19
16
15
15
15
16
18
19
17
17
16
16
15
17
19
21
19
15
Feels °C
19
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
18
16
17
16
17
16
17
19
20
17
14
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