Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
33
34
35
51
49
47
46
33
23
23
23
22
22
13
12
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:00PM1.82m
9:25AM1.75m
9:42PM1.82m
10:10AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.16m
3:37PM0.22m
4:04AM0.15m
4:23PM0.24m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
10
11
11
11
13
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
11
11
9
9
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