Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
12
6
9
6
8
8
8
7
7
5
10
5
5
5
5
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:36PM1.74m
12:09PM1.66m
00:25AM1.72m
1:04PM1.67m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.22m
6:20PM0.34m
6:51AM0.23m
7:15PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
11
9
7
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
7
7
6
5
4
3
2
2
7
8
6
4
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