Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 6PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
5
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
2.4
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
12
21
28
51
43
40
119
85
149
302
435
809
365
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
15
N
0
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:20AM1.84m
7:01PM1.91m
7:06AM1.87m
7:39PM1.95m
7:49AM1.90m
8:17PM1.98m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.61m
1:02AM0.65m
1:14PM0.54m
1:47AM0.56m
1:55PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
2
6
9
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
14
13
12
12
13
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
13
12
12
12
14
15
12
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