Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
163
112
113
112
109
70
69
67
67
68
40
34
32
31
31
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:49PM2.30m
10:08AM2.12m
10:40PM2.22m
11:00AM2.07m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.50m
4:15PM0.44m
4:55AM0.48m
5:06PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
8
10
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
11
12
11
10
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