Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
2
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
16
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
156
208
210
502
138
111
90
76
84
41
48
45
31
21
20
9
9
21
21
22
24
21
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:42AM1.92m
3:33PM1.95m
3:48AM1.90m
4:41PM2.00m
4:55AM1.90m
5:41PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.54m
9:44PM0.66m
10:05AM0.53m
10:47PM0.63m
11:07AM0.50m
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cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
16
15
13
12
12
11
10
11
14
15
12
10
9
9
9
13
14
14
11
10
Feels °C
12
13
11
13
12
11
10
11
9
8
9
10
11
8
7
6
7
7
11
10
11
8
8
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