Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
28
25
15
14
14
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:09PM1.77m
10:33AM1.65m
10:51PM1.76m
11:19AM1.66m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.24m
4:44PM0.29m
5:15AM0.23m
5:30PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
14
13
10
7
6
4
3
4
8
10
8
8
Feels °C
10
6
6
5
6
6
5
8
7
6
1
1
-1
-2
-1
3
5
3
4
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