Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Issued: 12 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is

17.9°C

Whiritoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (16 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (16 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								Thu 19
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	81	62	73	164	164	182	224	229	205	201	176	176	149	191	129	117	98	95	95	240	249	131	86	73	75	80	57
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	W	NNW	N	NNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:52PM1.52m				12:23PM1.62m				00:37AM1.47m					1:08PM1.58m				1:27AM1.43m				1:54PM1.56m				2:19AM1.42m
Low Tide			6:06AM0.37m				6:42PM0.46m				6:50AM0.41m					7:29PM0.48m				7:37AM0.45m				8:18PM0.47m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	8:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	13	10	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	19	21	23	22	16	15	14	15	19	21	20	20	18	18	17	17	17	14	14	16	15	14	14	13
Feels °C	17	17	17	20	20	22	19	14	14	14	15	19	19	18	19	17	18	17	17	19	12	10	11	10	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	81	62	73	164	164	182	224	229	205	201	176	176	149	191	129	117	98	95	95	240	249	131	86	73	75	80	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	NNE 7	N 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	42	57	57	5	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	18	20	21	29	7	7	7	65	77	36	23	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 6	N 11	N 10	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 16	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	6	6	6	9	9	2	2	2	2	9	2	1	2	2	8	8	18	18	5	3	3	3	13	14	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	N 6	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	55	57	43	47	77	55	—	2	3	3	5	3	3	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Red Beach Auckland	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Marokopa Taranaki	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Papamoa Beach Park Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Donut Island Coromandel	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Donut Island Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	0	0	0	0	0	155	0	0	6	57	0	7	49	7
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Tairua Beach	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Tairua Bar		Whangamata Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar		Clark Island	Tairua Beach	Clark Island		Clark Island	Donut Island		Donut Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1		1	1	1	1	1		2	2	1		1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fairway Reef Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Marokopa Taranaki	Clark Island Coromandel	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Takou Bay Northland	Three Points East Cape	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	9	4	4	3	5	4	2	3	1	2	1	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	9	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	9	9

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