Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 9PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
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)
0.3
ESE
17
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
51
48
43
41
37
37
19
15
15
14
15
16
12
13
14
14
13
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09PM2.02m
9:31AM1.84m
10:00PM1.98m
10:25AM1.79m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.07m
3:45PM0.04m
4:21AM0.09m
4:36PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
11
10
9
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
11
7
7
6
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
11
12
9
10
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