Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
17
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
18
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
19
18
3
6
25
38
34
21
12
6
4
9
8
8
8
8
5
12
4
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:20AM2.15m
10:45PM2.10m
11:11AM2.15m
11:36PM2.11m
12:07PM2.13m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.43m
4:32PM0.52m
4:53AM0.43m
5:22PM0.53m
5:44AM0.43m
6:15PM0.57m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
16
18
18
16
15
13
12
12
15
18
17
15
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
12
13
13
11
11
10
9
8
10
12
11
9
7
8
7
7
9
11
12
12
11
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