Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Whitianga today (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
142
93
64
51
51
29
29
31
14
34
36
37
49
47
33
23
23
22
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:56PM1.99m
9:13AM1.93m
9:37PM1.98m
9:55AM1.95m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.46m
3:11AM0.42m
3:22PM0.44m
3:53AM0.38m
4:07PM0.45m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
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