Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
251
230
228
188
154
154
122
122
120
122
96
121
121
94
94
69
71
66
153
153
153
154
194
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:34PM1.58m
00:51AM1.69m
1:29PM1.61m
1:44AM1.70m
2:27PM1.65m
2:43AM1.71m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.29m
6:43PM0.38m
7:17AM0.27m
7:36PM0.38m
8:10AM0.23m
8:35PM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
15
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
8
8
12
12
11
8
7
6
6
Feels °C
9
12
14
9
9
7
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
4
5
3
2
6
7
7
4
3
2
2
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