Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.6° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
85
91
106
109
116
136
136
136
136
136
217
268
276
300
250
221
194
152
103
76
76
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:20PM1.79m
2:50AM1.62m
3:21PM1.75m
3:55AM1.61m
4:20PM1.73m
4:56AM1.63m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.27m
9:01AM0.28m
9:44PM0.27m
10:03AM0.32m
10:42PM0.26m
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
15
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
17
17
17
17
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