Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.4
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.8
N
7
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
190
187
141
141
136
136
98
92
89
150
95
89
90
61
60
60
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:35PM1.94m
7:38AM1.89m
8:14PM1.97m
8:19AM1.91m
8:51PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.70m
1:48PM0.57m
2:17AM0.64m
2:27PM0.52m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
3
3
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
13
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
10
8
9
8
10
9
8
7
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