Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
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
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
36
36
27
27
27
28
20
14
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
26
27
30
13
26
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:46AM1.81m
6:27PM1.94m
6:45AM1.85m
7:23PM1.99m
7:42AM1.87m
8:17PM2.02m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.05m
00:43AM0.18m
1:04PM0.01m
1:41AM0.12m
1:59PM-0.01m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
16
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
15
16
14
12
10
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
15
14
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
12
8
6
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