Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
N
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
1.9
NNW
7
1
N
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
4
4
4
20
4
4
4
4
4
311
111
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:21PM2.01m
7:52AM1.98m
8:08PM2.03m
8:42AM2.06m
9:00PM2.05m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.66m
1:39AM0.52m
1:56PM0.62m
2:27AM0.48m
2:49PM0.57m
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clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:20
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6:18
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7:42
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7:43
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1
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2
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Temp °C
16
19
20
17
14
12
12
12
16
18
19
17
15
15
14
15
18
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
14
16
16
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
14
13
11
12
14
13
14
15
13
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