Whitianga Surf Break

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
396
388
381
320
320
326
338
332
381
396
556
547
522
530
603
584
565
589
612
364
289
284
227
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM1.91m
9:21PM1.99m
9:27AM1.92m
10:00PM1.99m
10:05AM1.91m
10:42PM1.99m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.59m
3:27AM0.66m
3:35PM0.56m
4:08AM0.63m
4:15PM0.54m
4:51AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
14
12
13
14
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
Energy kJ
466
396
388
381
320
320
326
338
332
381
396
556
547
522
530
603
584
565
589
612
364
289
284
227
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
16
16
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
43
70
15
37
58
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
0
0
11
11
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
20
108
124
288
0
169
112
91
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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