Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.3°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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.7
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
5
8
8
7
7
7
7
32
42
27
12
6
5
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43PM1.82m
2:45AM1.78m
3:39PM1.81m
3:41AM1.75m
4:38PM1.81m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.81m
9:07AM0.74m
9:47PM0.83m
10:06AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
3
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
14
16
13
11
11
11
11
12
15
16
12
10
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
9
11
10
8
8
8
8
9
12
12
9
7
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