Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
24
36
39
45
47
43
53
55
60
71
74
93
109
116
122
160
143
143
140
156
193
350
292
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
0
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19PM1.84m
1:45AM1.66m
2:20PM1.79m
2:50AM1.62m
3:21PM1.75m
3:55AM1.61m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.25m
7:59AM0.23m
8:43PM0.27m
9:01AM0.28m
9:44PM0.27m
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7:50
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7:51
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
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