Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
9
9
4
10
11
21
35
44
57
219
107
104
110
98
98
78
42
40
24
22
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:18AM1.75m
7:32PM1.80m
8:05AM1.84m
8:19PM1.85m
8:52AM1.91m
9:07PM1.88m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.18m
1:27PM0.26m
1:52AM0.10m
2:17PM0.20m
2:39AM0.04m
3:06PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:18
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
10
10
16
19
21
18
14
14
13
14
17
18
17
14
11
10
11
10
14
18
19
16
12
Feels °C
8
9
13
16
17
15
13
12
11
12
15
15
15
11
7
6
7
7
9
15
15
11
8
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