Whiritoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 175.90° E

Whiritoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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)
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
83
66
66
69
55
35
67
49
67
16
14
13
16
14
13
13
13
7
8
9
9
9
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
25
S
15
S
20
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:55PM1.66m
11:24AM1.70m
11:38PM1.60m
12:08PM1.64m
00:22AM1.53m
12:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.26m
5:38PM0.38m
5:53AM0.33m
6:23PM0.44m
6:37AM0.39m
7:10PM0.49m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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2
3
1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
9
7
6
6
11
15
16
15
12
10
8
7
11
15
17
16
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
10
11
8
2
1
1
1
4
10
10
12
9
7
5
4
9
13
14
13
11
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