Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
112
106
78
76
74
74
72
72
57
57
57
57
59
64
65
54
54
54
52
52
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
0
NNE
0
S
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM1.80m
7:02AM1.74m
7:20PM1.81m
7:50AM1.78m
8:06PM1.81m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.25m
00:52AM0.18m
1:12PM0.23m
1:40AM0.15m
2:00PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:37
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7:27
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Temp °C
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
19
19
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
15
14
13
12
13
16
19
18
14
14
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