Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.7
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
248
96
92
92
402
402
94
92
90
117
109
83
83
83
61
85
60
58
25
14
14
17
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
2:57PM1.95m
3:19AM2.00m
4:00PM2.00m
4:24AM2.03m
5:10PM2.07m
5:29AM2.08m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.73m
9:41AM0.60m
10:15PM0.72m
10:45AM0.59m
11:19PM0.70m
11:48AM0.54m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
8
7
8
11
12
9
8
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
12
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
4
3
5
7
8
5
5
6
6
7
9
10
10
8
9
8
10
10
10
11
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