Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.5
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
33
61
78
182
83
82
72
78
58
43
43
28
24
22
14
12
12
12
12
19
33
33
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:05AM1.84m
8:19PM1.85m
8:52AM1.91m
9:07PM1.88m
9:41AM1.95m
9:57PM1.88m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.10m
2:17PM0.20m
2:39AM0.04m
3:06PM0.16m
3:27AM0.01m
3:57PM0.14m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
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6:13
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7:43
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7:45
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
14
15
18
16
17
15
12
10
9
9
15
18
19
16
13
12
13
12
16
19
18
16
14
Feels °C
11
13
15
14
16
12
8
5
5
5
11
15
14
11
9
7
8
7
11
13
12
11
9
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