Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
59
57
45
27
19
13
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
3
7
8
9
9
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:19AM2.07m
12:45PM1.96m
1:07AM2.00m
1:37PM1.90m
1:53AM1.95m
2:29PM1.87m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.51m
6:45PM0.62m
7:20AM0.56m
7:36PM0.68m
8:08AM0.61m
8:31PM0.74m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
10
10
10
9
6
6
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
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