Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)19s

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 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
19
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.3
E
17
0.3
ESE
17
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
13
27
27
30
27
26
26
25
24
52
55
51
48
42
40
37
37
37
18
15
14
15
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:42AM1.87m
8:17PM2.02m
8:37AM1.86m
9:09PM2.02m
9:31AM1.84m
10:00PM1.98m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.12m
1:59PM-0.01m
2:37AM0.08m
2:53PM-0.00m
3:30AM0.07m
3:45PM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
14
16
13
12
11
10
9
11
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
14
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
14
10
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
6
6
6
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