Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
94
96
64
60
59
85
59
59
140
127
121
116
112
114
116
119
121
125
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19PM1.84m
4:21AM1.81m
5:17PM1.86m
5:15AM1.81m
6:09PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.82m
10:48AM0.71m
11:15PM0.82m
11:39AM0.70m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
3
3
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
5
3
3
5
6
5
7
9
7
7
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
6
5
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