Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 12PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
59
52
39
59
94
64
132
144
149
132
142
142
142
142
155
213
522
572
486
449
449
404
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:55AM1.66m
2:35PM1.74m
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
4:08AM1.62m
4:42PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
10:21AM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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7:22
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Temp °C
10
8
11
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
13
11
10
14
18
19
17
12
Feels °C
6
4
7
8
9
9
8
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
12
9
8
12
16
18
15
9
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