Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
27
43
54
54
52
39
37
45
45
55
96
82
68
99
99
110
107
110
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:55AM1.66m
2:35PM1.74m
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.31m
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
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clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
9
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
9
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
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