Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.8
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
26
26
25
126
158
127
85
52
39
28
20
20
13
13
12
9
9
9
8
8
2
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52AM2.02m
00:19AM2.07m
12:45PM1.96m
1:07AM2.00m
1:37PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.48m
5:56PM0.56m
6:32AM0.51m
6:45PM0.62m
7:20AM0.56m
7:36PM0.68m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
11
9
9
8
10
11
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
11
12
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
11
10
7
7
5
8
9
10
12
10
9
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