Whitianga Surf Break

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
E
4
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
25
170
255
225
198
141
113
212
180
237
314
479
727
878
962
854
694
611
979
882
338
274
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
N
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:14PM1.97m
1:41AM2.03m
2:10PM1.92m
2:31AM1.97m
3:05PM1.89m
3:21AM1.92m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.65m
7:55AM0.58m
8:11PM0.70m
8:46AM0.61m
9:09PM0.73m
9:39AM0.64m
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
20
20
2
1
1
1
6
3
12
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
11
11
11
10
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
11
10
11
11
9
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
141
113
131
3
3
3
694
569
493
338
274
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
108
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.8
E
4
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
8
2.2
N
8
2.1
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
0.4
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
4
25
170
255
225
198
212
180
237
314
479
727
878
962
854
553
611
979
882
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
106
106
106
106
100
106
106
106
106
106
108
109
288
288
288
288
336
332
152
144
144
106
40
47
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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