Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.7° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
153
116
110
89
92
87
85
83
87
113
121
121
84
64
71
88
190
129
125
119
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:56PM2.04m
5:10AM2.00m
6:02PM2.13m
6:13AM2.02m
6:57PM2.21m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.55m
11:03PM0.67m
11:27AM0.50m
00:05AM0.63m
12:24PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
10
14
16
13
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
11
11
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
13
13
11
9
9
8
8
10
12
11
9
9
11
9
10
9
11
11
11
10
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