Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.1
NE
13
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
8
8
9
4
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
18
7
151
46
51
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:36PM1.92m
1:59AM1.95m
2:36PM1.94m
2:58AM1.96m
3:44PM1.97m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.66m
8:17AM0.55m
8:53PM0.68m
9:19AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
8
11
3
Temp °C
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
12
10
13
12
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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