Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is

16.5°C

Whiritoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	156	156	160	156	140	140	136	115	115	82	77	75	73	93	62	60	84	132	166	175	243	303	310	263	234	188
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:55AM1.61m					4:20PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m				5:15PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m				6:06PM1.71m				6:41AM1.70m
Low Tide				10:03AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m				11:03AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m				11:58AM0.34m				00:26AM0.22m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	19	18	16	16	16	16	19	20	20	19	17	17	17	17	18	20	18	18	16	16	15	16
Feels °C	16	16	16	18	20	19	17	17	17	17	21	20	20	20	17	18	17	18	18	18	16	16	15	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 15	NE 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	156	156	160	156	140	140	136	115	115	82	77	75	73	93	62	60	84	100	131	4	8	243	235	263	234	188
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	N 17	N 16	N 7	N 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 15	N 15	—	NE 12	NNE 15	NE 16	N 16	N 16	N 13
kJ	4	9	9	6	6	6	—	6	5	23	23	5	5	5	20	12	3	4	4	—	5	22	10	5	5	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	NE 15	NE 15	N 15	N 18	N 18	—	E 12	—	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 16
kJ	3	3	7	6	6	6	6	8	8	5	5	5	5	2	9	9	4	6	6	—	3	—	4	4	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	32	34	40	50	27	—	46	132	166	175	243	303	310	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Whiritoa Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Onemana Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	60	60	60	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	121	0	23	28	106	14	106	44	240	129	129	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Kuaotunu	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island		Whangamata Bar		Tairua Bar		Tairua Bar		Hot Water Beach				Tairua Bar	Clark Island	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1		1		1				2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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