Whitianga Surf Break
Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whitianga

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
17.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
292
280
520
453
229
212
159
119
95
66
50
35
33
19
19
18
19
12
12
12
11
18
19
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
High Tide
11:09PM1.96m
11:12AM1.86m
11:54PM1.95m
11:53AM1.84m
00:38AM1.95m
12:40PM1.83m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.71m
5:21PM0.63m
6:03AM0.71m
6:04PM0.64m
6:50AM0.69m
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
18
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
12
14
15
16
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
16
14
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
8
11
12
13
9
10
9
8
9
12
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.2
E
10
1.3
N
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
280
215
207
8
212
159
119
95
66
50
35
33
19
19
18
19
12
12
12
11
18
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
24
8
2
2
2
2
3
11
2
7
3
3
7
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
4
5
8
4
9
2
2
2
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.4
N
8
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
320
292
520
453
229
2
3
3
1
3
2
3
1
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
91
37
0
40
99
91
0
0
0
0
24
24
24
24
111
111
111
212
246
279
279
279
162
279
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
4
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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