Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
7
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
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
48
30
21
14
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM1.94m
00:48AM1.94m
1:21PM1.92m
1:42AM1.94m
2:24PM1.92m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.44m
6:35PM0.57m
7:01AM0.49m
7:34PM0.62m
7:58AM0.52m
8:38PM0.65m
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
15
15
13
11
10
9
12
15
16
13
10
10
10
10
13
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
9
7
7
9
11
12
10
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
10
11
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