Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.3° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
12
19
19
43
43
31
36
25
15
6
6
4
4
8
8
8
6
5
5
4
7
13
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
E
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:41AM1.95m
9:57PM1.88m
10:31AM1.96m
10:49PM1.85m
11:24AM1.93m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.01m
3:57PM0.14m
4:17AM0.01m
4:49PM0.15m
5:09AM0.04m
5:44PM0.18m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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6:11
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7:46
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Temp °C
12
12
16
20
19
16
14
12
11
11
15
18
17
15
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
8
11
15
14
11
10
9
7
7
9
11
11
9
7
7
6
7
9
10
12
10
9
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