Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is

15.1° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 18
Wave Graph
kJ	13	36	36	27	27	27	28	20	14	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	26	27	30	13	26
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	WSW	W	SW	WSW	WNW	N	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide		5:46AM1.81m					6:27PM1.94m				6:45AM1.85m				7:23PM1.99m				7:42AM1.87m				8:17PM2.02m
Low Tide					12:06PM0.05m				00:43AM0.18m				1:04PM0.01m				1:41AM0.12m				1:59PM-0.01m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	7:26
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	5:17
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	14	16	14	13	12	11	11	11	13	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	15	16	14	12	10
Feels °C	10	10	11	13	15	14	12	11	10	10	10	12	14	14	12	11	11	10	10	14	14	12	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 13	N 5	N 5
kJ	13	36	36	27	27	27	28	20	14	9	8	7	4	4	4	4	2	2	13	26	27	30	5	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	E 13	E 13
kJ	8	8	7	7	7	7	9	9	8	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	2	2	1	1	13	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 18
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	65	71	57	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	New Chums Coromandel	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Opoutere Beach Coromandel	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree Bay of Plenty	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Onemana Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	6	5	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	69	10	120	49	102	18	61	61	110	112	120	222	233	155	155	214	214	202	233	118	118	14	28	14
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	New Chums	Hot Water Beach				Tairua Beach																Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1				1																1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	9	1	4	6	6	1	4	1	3	2	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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