Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). 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 (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
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
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.8
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
30
138
105
64
46
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50PM1.98m
11:02AM1.89m
11:32PM1.96m
11:49AM1.90m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.45m
5:12PM0.51m
5:47AM0.44m
5:59PM0.56m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
14
13
11
8
7
5
4
6
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
8
9
8
6
3
2
1
0
2
4
6
6
4
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