Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
89
58
87
87
86
85
81
77
76
103
73
72
72
71
69
64
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07PM1.61m
6:17AM1.55m
6:51PM1.66m
7:02AM1.57m
7:33PM1.70m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.48m
12:32PM0.33m
1:04AM0.43m
1:16PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
8
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
5
4
5
4
6
9
10
10
8
7
8
8
10
10
10
8
7
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