Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is

16.5°C

Whiritoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (04 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	136	136	132	136	156	156	176	140	140	140	118	115	115	79	79	79	79	112	136	93	94	72
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	E	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	3:21PM1.75m				3:55AM1.61m					4:20PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m				5:15PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m
Low Tide			9:44PM0.27m					10:03AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m				11:03AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	2	1	3
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	17	17	16	16	16	19	20	20	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	20	18	19	17	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 16	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	136	136	132	136	156	156	176	140	140	140	118	115	115	79	79	79	79	5	96	93	57	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	N 17	N 16	N 7	N 7	N 16	N 16	N 13	NE 15	NE 15	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	6	6	6	—	6	5	23	25	5	5	3	9	9	43	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	—	N 10	N 15	N 15
kJ	4	4	4	4	3	3	7	6	6	6	6	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	—	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 6	N 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	44	112	136	64	94	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	106	110	64	60	64	46	31	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	54	0	106	106	106	112
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Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6

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