Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
24
24
24
27
13
13
13
7
26
26
26
26
16
15
15
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44PM2.00m
10:09AM2.01m
10:29PM1.97m
10:53AM1.97m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.39m
4:15PM0.48m
4:40AM0.43m
4:57PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
14
12
10
9
9
12
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
11
12
13
12
10
8
7
7
9
11
11
11
10
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