Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is

16.3°C

Whitianga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whitianga today (03 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3			Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	69	80	85	88	105	112	118	102	118	193	282	209	215	205	205	164	160	134	115	97	94	82
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:01PM2.03m				3:21AM1.90m				3:59PM1.99m					4:26AM1.87m				4:57PM1.96m				5:28AM1.87m
Low Tide			9:14PM0.62m				9:27AM0.61m					10:13PM0.60m				10:31AM0.64m				11:10PM0.57m


	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	15	16	16	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	17
Feels °C	16	16	15	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	20	19	18	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	3	80	85	88	105	112	118	102	3	130	184	209	215	205	205	164	160	134	115	97	94	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	N 12	N 11	N 11	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16
kJ	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	E 13	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10
kJ	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7
kJ	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	118	193	282	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	59	58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Daniels Reef Northland	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	109	109	108	106	106	100	106	106	108	106	106	11	11	11	0	99	13	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel												Kuoatunu Reef	Whangapoua	Tairua Beach	Clark Island		Clark Island	Hot Water Beach	Whangamata Bar	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)												1	1	2	2		2	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Clark Island Coromandel	Mussel Rock Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Hanalei Bay United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5

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