Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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
0
0
3
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
18
2.3
NNW
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
6
516
159
111
86
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:48AM1.94m
1:21PM1.92m
1:42AM1.94m
2:24PM1.92m
2:42AM1.92m
3:33PM1.95m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.49m
7:34PM0.62m
7:58AM0.52m
8:38PM0.65m
9:01AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
10
12
15
16
13
11
11
10
10
13
15
15
13
13
14
15
15
16
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
11
12
10
8
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
10
11
12
11
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