Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:02PM1.99m
11:23AM2.04m
11:52PM2.00m
12:15PM2.02m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.47m
5:12AM0.39m
5:37PM0.49m
6:00AM0.41m
6:27PM0.53m
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clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
15
11
10
9
9
12
15
16
13
11
Feels °C
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
9
8
7
7
9
11
11
9
8
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