Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
1.6
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.2
ENE
10
1.1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
32
32
32
32
33
22
23
23
23
193
203
134
66
186
9
138
58
41
21
16
9
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
S
5
ESE
5
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:43AM2.01m
10:57PM1.92m
11:24AM1.98m
11:38PM1.89m
12:07PM1.95m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.44m
4:49PM0.56m
5:07AM0.48m
5:30PM0.61m
5:46AM0.55m
6:13PM0.67m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
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light rain
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6:35
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6:33
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6:33
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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1
2
5
5
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
17
19
20
18
16
16
16
17
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
10
11
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
12
13
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
11
9
8
8
8
6
7
6
7
10
12
11
5
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