Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
35
36
28
27
25
28
30
21
14
14
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:28PM1.86m
5:46AM1.81m
6:27PM1.94m
6:45AM1.85m
7:23PM1.99m
7:42AM1.87m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.24m
12:06PM0.05m
00:43AM0.18m
1:04PM0.01m
1:41AM0.12m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
11
10
11
13
15
14
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
15
12
11
11
10
11
13
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