Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
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)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
14
13
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:13AM1.80m
5:51PM1.91m
6:07AM1.84m
6:36PM1.97m
7:00AM1.91m
7:21PM2.01m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.73m
11:59PM0.67m
12:13PM0.69m
00:50AM0.59m
1:03PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
9
9
14
16
18
15
13
13
12
12
16
19
20
17
14
13
12
12
16
18
19
16
13
Feels °C
6
7
13
14
16
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
17
15
12
12
10
10
14
14
15
12
11
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