Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
64
64
64
64
64
62
59
59
61
96
119
191
214
269
275
215
201
176
153
169
132
95
98
95
93
80
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:08PM1.57m
11:39AM1.66m
11:52PM1.52m
12:23PM1.62m
00:37AM1.47m
1:08PM1.58m
1:27AM1.43m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.32m
5:56PM0.43m
6:06AM0.37m
6:42PM0.46m
6:50AM0.41m
7:29PM0.48m
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clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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3
3
Temp °C
15
14
15
17
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
19
21
23
22
16
14
14
14
19
21
20
20
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
15
17
17
19
18
18
17
15
15
19
20
21
19
14
13
14
14
18
19
19
19
17
17
17
16
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