Whiritoa Surf Break

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 3PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
519
467
489
513
635
488
383
495
495
486
332
307
320
320
377
492
600
600
555
502
502
432
386
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM1.56m
3:36AM1.57m
4:16PM1.57m
4:25AM1.55m
5:04PM1.59m
5:13AM1.55m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.33m
9:28PM0.48m
9:53AM0.35m
10:20PM0.50m
10:41AM0.36m
11:10PM0.50m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
2
2
4
2
4
8
3
6
11
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
10
8
6
6
5
7
6
4
6
7
7
6
7
11
12
10
9
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
455
519
467
489
513
497
488
383
495
495
486
332
307
320
320
377
492
600
600
555
502
502
432
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNW
8
0.1
E
13
0.8
NNW
8
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
130
143
3
78
24
5
5
2
7
2
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
5
2
E
9
1.1
SE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
S
6
1
S
5
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
54
635
60
52
39
22
47
10
3
7
20
26
5
9
4
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
54
31
6
5
54
6
54
54
72
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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