Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.5° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
9 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)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
34
36
87
47
20
13
7
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:03AM1.73m
3:56PM1.79m
4:00AM1.75m
4:51PM1.82m
4:53AM1.78m
5:39PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.78m
10:00PM0.80m
10:19AM0.75m
10:50PM0.76m
11:08AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
14
17
17
12
10
11
10
11
13
15
15
11
9
9
7
7
10
12
12
12
9
Feels °C
7
8
11
13
14
8
4
6
4
7
8
9
9
5
5
4
3
3
5
8
9
8
5
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