Whitianga Surf Break

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
341
297
309
267
287
306
386
442
471
343
230
214
230
230
279
394
484
474
494
470
452
384
392
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:59PM1.87m
4:12AM1.89m
4:55PM1.88m
5:02AM1.87m
5:51PM1.91m
5:50AM1.86m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.64m
10:04PM0.75m
10:33AM0.65m
10:57PM0.77m
11:26AM0.65m
11:48PM0.79m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
8
9
15
3
1
7
Temp °C
15
15
15
13
13
11
10
10
11
10
11
9
9
10
10
9
10
15
15
12
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
15
13
13
11
11
10
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
7
7
6
7
12
12
10
10
8
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
371
341
297
309
267
287
306
386
442
471
343
230
214
230
230
279
394
484
474
494
470
452
384
392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.8
NNW
8
0.1
W
5
0.9
SE
5
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
250
4
3
88
1
39
9
5
1
10
7
40
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
WNW
5
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
4
3
3
21
7
7
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
W
6
1.3
SE
6
2
SSE
6
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
10
119
293
1
1
5
3
3
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
124
24
14
14
14
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
11
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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