Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.3
ESE
17
0.3
ESE
17
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
27
27
30
13
26
26
25
24
58
55
51
48
42
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:45AM1.85m
7:23PM1.99m
7:42AM1.87m
8:17PM2.02m
8:37AM1.86m
9:09PM2.02m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.18m
1:04PM0.01m
1:41AM0.12m
1:59PM-0.01m
2:37AM0.08m
2:53PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
16
13
12
12
10
10
11
13
14
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
15
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
14
11
10
8
7
8
9
10
10
8
8
7
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