Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 3PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
11
13
8
8
8
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
9
14
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
0
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:09PM1.68m
00:27AM1.72m
1:01PM1.62m
1:16AM1.63m
1:54PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.30m
6:47AM0.25m
7:06PM0.40m
7:35AM0.32m
7:57PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
10
12
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
9
10
10
7
7
5
6
8
10
11
8
8
8
9
7
9
10
11
10
9
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