Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
140
127
121
116
110
112
116
119
121
121
123
119
123
86
126
128
130
181
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:17PM1.86m
5:15AM1.81m
6:09PM1.89m
6:06AM1.83m
6:54PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.82m
11:39AM0.70m
00:05AM0.80m
12:25PM0.67m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
7
7
6
6
10
11
9
8
7
6
5
7
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
7
5
6
3
3
3
3
5
7
6
5
4
3
2
4
7
8
7
7
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