Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is

17.2°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 (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (07 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	75	75	140	108	68	69	158	316	224	200	163	99	77	90	102	86	105	105	91	91	61	108	104	94	100	97	85
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNE	N	N	NNW	WNW	W	NW	NNW	N	N	N	WNW	S	SSE	ESE	E	E	E	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			5:51AM1.66m				6:06PM1.71m				6:41AM1.70m				6:54PM1.71m					7:27AM1.74m				7:38PM1.71m
Low Tide	11:37PM0.24m				11:58AM0.34m				00:26AM0.22m				12:50PM0.33m					1:12AM0.20m				1:37PM0.33m				1:55AM0.20m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	1	2	1	5	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	4	1	1	2	3
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	20	19	17	16	15	15	15	18	19	20	20	17	15	14	15	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17
Feels °C	17	17	17	17	19	17	16	15	15	16	15	18	17	18	18	17	15	14	15	16	17	17	17	18	16	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NNE 15	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6
kJ	75	75	108	108	68	69	22	258	224	200	163	99	77	90	102	86	105	105	91	91	61	108	104	94	100	97	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 15	E 8	N 15	N 15	N 15	NE 15	NE 12	NNE 16	N 16	N 16	N 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 6	NNE 14	NE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 7	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13
kJ	9	5	4	4	4	8	6	24	5	5	3	47	62	19	20	29	20	8	20	18	32	17	17	16	16	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 15	N 18	N 15	N 10	N 10	—	NE 12	N 13	N 13	N 16	NE 13	NNE 14	—	N 11	NNE 14	N 14	N 11	N 11	N 14	NNE 13	N 21	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	2	4	6	4	2	2	—	6	3	3	5	7	19	—	2	20	37	2	2	35	17	9	—	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	E 2	E 4	—	—	N 6	—	—	—
kJ	18	16	140	77	62	50	158	316	—	—	—	—	—	57	41	52	—	—	—	1	9	—	—	38	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	3	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	71	14	28	0	235	214	129	0	0	0	0	0	54	54	14	0	6	6	46	106	65	60	120	120	71	71	120
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	1				2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7	5

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