Whitianga Surf Break
Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whitianga

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
17.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
7
2
N
7
2
N
7
2.3
NNW
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
93
88
86
82
53
51
105
145
411
431
607
246
231
398
397
202
78
60
93
74
59
37
34
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM1.97m
10:33AM1.88m
11:09PM1.96m
11:12AM1.86m
11:54PM1.95m
11:53AM1.84m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.63m
4:34AM0.70m
4:40PM0.63m
5:17AM0.71m
5:21PM0.63m
6:03AM0.71m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
6
8
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
11
12
11
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.6
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
Energy kJ
132
93
88
86
82
53
51
46
55
8
8
300
246
231
191
202
202
78
57
93
74
59
37
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
11
24
2
2
8
2
8
9
4
8
8
8
8
7
7
69
60
49
50
50
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
11
7
7
2
9
9
2
5
2
8
8
8
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
7
2
N
7
2
N
7
2.3
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.8
N
8
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
6
18
39
52
40
39
54
105
145
411
431
607
398
397
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
76
348
345
288
169
40
24
20
99
169
0
0
0
0
0
24
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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