Whiritoa Surf Break

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
477
485
493
510
501
485
469
454
361
342
282
224
220
259
165
202
162
162
159
159
123
125
102
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:21PM1.72m
9:33AM1.57m
10:00PM1.71m
10:15AM1.56m
10:39PM1.71m
10:58AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.37m
3:47PM0.29m
4:21AM0.35m
4:27PM0.31m
5:02AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
3
12
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
14
15
13
13
13
13
10
10
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
13
12
10
9
8
8
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
N
6
1
NNE
7
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
352
477
485
493
510
501
485
469
454
361
342
282
224
100
259
165
202
162
162
159
159
86
99
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1
E
11
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
94
153
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
220
60
47
9
4
4
40
43
123
125
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.6
N
7
Energy kJ
10
15
15
4
4
4
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
4
10
32
111
142
33
37
33
4
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
235
235
235
202
129
0
0
0
14
28
126
126
129
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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