Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.8° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
N
6
0.4
NE
9
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
32
32
39
31
31
32
32
33
41
23
132
253
227
135
86
379
182
138
66
33
21
16
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
N
40
WSW
25
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:00AM1.80m
10:13PM1.72m
10:42AM1.76m
10:55PM1.66m
11:24AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.16m
4:12PM0.28m
4:28AM0.21m
4:55PM0.33m
5:10AM0.26m
5:38PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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1
5
5
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
16
19
21
19
16
15
16
16
17
14
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
10
Feels °C
12
13
16
18
19
18
15
14
14
14
13
9
5
7
8
7
7
6
7
10
12
9
3
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