Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.6° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 3PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
375
305
228
181
164
189
405
406
209
185
185
178
270
333
349
339
331
246
256
276
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31AM1.80m
7:05PM1.96m
7:27AM1.83m
7:56PM1.98m
8:19AM1.85m
8:45PM1.97m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.06m
1:25AM0.12m
1:41PM0.04m
2:17AM0.08m
2:32PM0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
15
15
16
15
13
13
11
13
12
12
12
12
10
12
10
12
14
13
12
11
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