Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.7
N
4
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
83
61
60
41
25
14
13
28
30
29
16
17
17
18
17
7
7
7
39
29
21
15
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
SSE
0
E
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:10PM2.07m
5:29AM2.08m
6:18PM2.17m
6:31AM2.13m
7:17PM2.27m
Low Tide
10:45AM0.59m
11:19PM0.70m
11:48AM0.54m
00:22AM0.66m
12:45PM0.47m
1:21AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
12
13
15
13
12
11
11
11
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