Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
30
29
28
27
12
12
13
13
13
12
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
9:05AM1.96m
9:24PM2.00m
9:50AM2.01m
10:12PM2.00m
10:35AM2.04m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.44m
3:11PM0.50m
3:41AM0.39m
4:00PM0.48m
4:26AM0.38m
4:48PM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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Temp °C
9
9
13
14
14
13
11
11
11
10
13
15
16
14
11
10
10
10
13
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
5
6
8
8
9
8
7
7
8
7
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
13
14
13
12
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