Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
42
41
27
24
15
14
13
12
18
18
3
33
23
26
34
23
12
6
4
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM2.12m
9:53PM2.08m
10:20AM2.15m
10:45PM2.10m
11:11AM2.15m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.45m
3:41PM0.54m
4:03AM0.43m
4:32PM0.52m
4:53AM0.43m
5:22PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
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Temp °C
9
10
15
17
18
16
13
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
14
12
12
12
15
18
18
15
13
Feels °C
6
7
11
12
13
12
9
8
9
9
10
13
13
11
10
10
7
8
10
12
12
9
7
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