Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 8AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
16
12
13
14
14
13
3
3
3
11
11
11
6
4
34
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:00PM1.98m
10:25AM1.79m
10:49PM1.91m
11:17AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.09m
4:36PM0.11m
5:11AM0.12m
5:26PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
3
4
4
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
7
11
11
10
10
9
10
8
9
8
8
9
7
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