Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 9AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
50
50
51
55
56
56
55
54
32
32
33
59
62
62
58
58
57
87
86
85
81
78
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:41AM1.50m
5:20PM1.57m
5:30AM1.52m
6:07PM1.61m
6:17AM1.55m
6:51PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.40m
11:28PM0.52m
11:45AM0.37m
00:17AM0.48m
12:32PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
5
8
10
8
7
6
5
4
6
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
1
4
6
4
3
3
2
1
3
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
9
10
10
8
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