Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
33
80
89
74
43
29
34
54
52
46
37
29
47
70
96
113
96
102
93
91
88
65
65
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:53AM1.72m
1:32PM1.77m
1:55AM1.66m
2:35PM1.74m
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.19m
7:51PM0.31m
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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7:22
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7:22
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 mm
5
2
1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
13
13
12
11
11
9
9
11
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
7
9
9
7
7
5
5
7
8
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
9
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