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

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whitianga

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
17.2° 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • 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 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
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 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
8
1.5
N
8
2.3
N
8
1
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
217
159
183
132
93
88
84
70
54
51
148
173
397
446
301
709
162
189
171
523
140
70
89
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:55AM1.89m
10:26PM1.97m
10:33AM1.88m
11:09PM1.96m
11:12AM1.86m
11:54PM1.95m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.69m
4:00PM0.63m
4:34AM0.70m
4:40PM0.63m
5:17AM0.71m
5:21PM0.63m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
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
2
9
12
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
17
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
13
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.7
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
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.9
NNE
8
Energy kJ
257
217
159
183
132
93
88
84
70
54
51
46
57
8
8
164
164
131
117
96
165
140
70
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
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
1.1
N
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
25
3
3
3
3
11
24
2
2
8
2
8
9
169
8
8
8
90
64
64
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
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
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
3
3
11
8
7
2
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
8
1.5
N
8
2.3
N
8
1
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
2
1
2
6
10
19
40
41
30
43
89
148
173
397
446
301
709
162
189
171
523
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
76
348
348
348
348
82
0
66
99
91
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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