Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.4°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58PM1.80m
3:03AM1.73m
3:56PM1.79m
4:00AM1.75m
4:51PM1.82m
Low Tide
9:09PM0.82m
9:21AM0.78m
10:00PM0.80m
10:19AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
11
12
14
17
18
12
10
10
11
11
13
15
14
11
9
Feels °C
10
7
7
7
7
9
11
13
14
7
4
5
6
7
9
9
8
5
4
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