Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.9
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
7
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
3
108
130
222
181
463
120
88
115
133
113
69
49
33
19
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:24PM1.92m
2:42AM1.92m
3:33PM1.95m
3:48AM1.90m
4:41PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.65m
9:01AM0.54m
9:44PM0.66m
10:05AM0.53m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
7
2
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
12
12
11
10
11
15
16
13
9
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
12
13
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
8
9
12
13
11
6
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