Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 3PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
4
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
4
4
4
8
8
8
4
5
5
4
7
7
7
7
5
3
5
7
13
15
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:31AM1.96m
10:49PM1.85m
11:24AM1.93m
11:44PM1.79m
12:20PM1.89m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.15m
5:09AM0.04m
5:44PM0.18m
6:03AM0.10m
6:41PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
18
17
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
15
11
11
10
10
14
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
10
12
11
7
7
5
6
6
9
10
11
11
8
9
7
8
11
11
12
11
11
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