Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 3AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
S
3
0.6
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
15
17
18
5
20
64
8
10
36
18
25
25
56
23
23
39
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:46PM2.00m
12:11PM1.93m
00:29AM1.95m
1:00PM1.88m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.48m
6:12PM0.60m
6:41AM0.54m
7:00PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
7
8
11
12
10
10
8
9
9
10
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
6
4
2
2
3
6
8
6
7
5
6
5
7
11
11
11
9
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