Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.3°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 3PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WNW
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:48PM1.55m
5:00AM1.49m
5:35PM1.60m
5:49AM1.53m
6:19PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.43m
10:57PM0.52m
11:13AM0.39m
11:47PM0.46m
12:01PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
15
16
13
11
10
9
9
11
16
18
15
13
14
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
7
11
12
10
9
8
6
7
9
13
15
13
11
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
9
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