Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
11
1
N
6
1.3
N
6
2.1
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
ENE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
73
72
72
71
69
43
64
127
397
142
96
59
58
47
41
41
56
33
29
25
25
23
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02AM1.57m
7:33PM1.70m
7:45AM1.60m
8:13PM1.74m
8:27AM1.62m
8:52PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.43m
1:16PM0.29m
1:48AM0.38m
1:58PM0.26m
2:31AM0.33m
2:40PM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
14
12
11
12
13
12
12
13
14
11
11
10
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
9
11
10
9
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
5
5
7
9
9
7
4
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