Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
254
311
273
322
325
268
163
144
131
103
100
103
103
93
96
88
73
108
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:57PM2.21m
7:11AM2.04m
7:48PM2.24m
8:07AM2.06m
8:36PM2.23m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.45m
1:05AM0.57m
1:17PM0.41m
2:00AM0.50m
2:11PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
5
8
4
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
12
13
15
17
16
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
11
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