Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.3°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
82
55
40
28
28
10
9
10
12
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:12PM1.85m
1:17AM1.78m
2:03PM1.82m
2:07AM1.74m
2:58PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.65m
7:19PM0.76m
7:29AM0.73m
8:14PM0.81m
8:21AM0.78m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
16
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
12
11
9
9
8
12
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
9
13
11
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
6
6
5
6
5
8
9
10
7
7
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