Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 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 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
90
115
61
61
83
83
60
61
60
41
40
24
24
16
17
16
16
16
8
8
17
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
0
S
0
S
0
ESE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:00PM2.00m
4:24AM2.03m
5:10PM2.07m
5:29AM2.08m
6:18PM2.17m
6:31AM2.13m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.72m
10:45AM0.59m
11:19PM0.70m
11:48AM0.54m
00:22AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
9
8
7
9
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
5
4
7
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
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