Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
65
64
54
54
52
52
51
51
39
40
42
41
40
39
37
42
33
35
37
30
31
31
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:50AM1.78m
8:06PM1.81m
8:35AM1.81m
8:49PM1.79m
9:18AM1.81m
9:31PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.15m
2:00PM0.22m
2:24AM0.13m
2:46PM0.23m
3:06AM0.13m
3:30PM0.24m
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cloud
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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7:28
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7:29
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
17
20
22
19
16
15
15
14
16
19
20
17
16
16
16
15
18
19
22
20
16
Feels °C
13
13
17
19
20
17
15
14
13
13
16
18
19
16
17
16
17
15
18
18
20
18
16
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