Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 9PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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)
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
8
13
13
13
14
26
39
57
82
257
229
125
166
125
123
87
87
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06AM1.56m
2:47PM1.54m
2:58AM1.52m
3:39PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.47m
8:24AM0.37m
8:50PM0.52m
9:14AM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
14
15
13
13
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
10
8
9
10
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
7
5
3
3
3
3
5
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