Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
N
5
0.8
N
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
1
N
8
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
12
42
206
110
131
212
397
187
124
91
127
151
123
73
51
47
32
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:48PM1.71m
2:09AM1.65m
2:53PM1.72m
3:16AM1.65m
3:57PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.36m
8:30AM0.25m
9:09PM0.36m
9:34AM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
12
12
10
9
11
14
15
13
9
Feels °C
13
12
10
12
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
7
6
9
11
11
10
6
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