Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
294
241
244
303
164
163
131
100
103
103
109
117
117
134
127
147
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
5
N
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:57PM2.21m
7:11AM2.04m
7:48PM2.24m
8:07AM2.06m
8:36PM2.23m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.57m
1:17PM0.41m
2:00AM0.50m
2:11PM0.41m
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
11
6
4
10
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
12
14
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
11
12
13
16
13
11
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