Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is

15.7° C

Whitianga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whitianga today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).
		Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 7	E 10	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	230	192	156	156	158	121	154	125	127	138	153	168	136	296	255	522	480	276	490	94	69	69	69	71
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			1:30AM1.97m				2:00PM1.90m				2:20AM1.98m				2:57PM1.95m					3:19AM2.00m				4:00PM2.00m
Low Tide	7:12PM0.68m				7:50AM0.55m				8:09PM0.72m				8:42AM0.58m					9:11PM0.73m				9:41AM0.60m


	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	9	9	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	9	9	11	13	12	11	10	8	7	8	11	11	10
Feels °C	9	8	6	6	7	7	7	7	5	6	5	4	4	6	9	9	8	6	4	3	5	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 10
kJ	230	192	156	156	158	121	154	125	127	94	153	123	65	134	73	256	217	276	55	37	35	24	22	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	N 14	N 14	E 10	E 10	—	—	N 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6
kJ	28	21	25	17	12	7	13	17	10	—	—	4	4	50	89	—	—	3	96	94	69	69	69	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 4	NE 9	NE 9	—	NNE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	3	3	12	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 6	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	9	11	23	36	55	138	83	168	136	296	255	522	480	102	490	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Langs beach Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Whangapoua Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Pakiri beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	5	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	11	169	212	212	133	103	103	103	108	91	14	11	24	14	11	11	24	24	103
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1										2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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