Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1
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)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
63
61
43
41
26
25
25
25
13
13
14
14
14
13
8
21
24
24
17
24
28
31
31
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
0
W
0
W
0
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
3:44AM1.74m
4:28PM1.78m
4:45AM1.77m
5:28PM1.86m
5:46AM1.81m
6:27PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
11:07AM0.10m
11:43PM0.24m
12:06PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
14
14
13
13
12
13
11
12
15
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
9
11
11
10
10
9
10
8
10
14
15
14
12
11
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