Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
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
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
17
35
40
43
57
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:20PM1.87m
6:20AM1.84m
7:01PM1.91m
7:06AM1.87m
7:39PM1.95m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.68m
00:16AM0.72m
12:33PM0.61m
1:02AM0.65m
1:14PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
16
14
12
13
12
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
12
13
12
11
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
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