Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is

16.3°C

Whitianga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whitianga today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	5	5	5	5	6	9	8	23	36	39	42	34	49	49	51	43	54	58	59	74	88
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			1:05PM2.09m				1:18AM2.03m				2:03PM2.06m				2:16AM1.96m				3:01PM2.03m
Low Tide					7:12PM0.61m				7:30AM0.49m				8:13PM0.63m				8:26AM0.55m				9:14PM0.62m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	17	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	11	12	11	12	12	11	11	12	11	13	13	13	12	13	14	14	17	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	NE 9	NE 9	NE 5	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 7
kJ	3	3	1	1	3	3	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	49	51	43	54	58	59	74	88
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 9	N 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 9	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 12
kJ	2	2	2	3	5	9	8	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	13	12	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	E 12	E 11	E 11	N 12	E 11	NE 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 15
kJ	5	5	5	5	6	6	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	—	3	4	5	9	6	23	36	39	42	34	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whatipu Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Waiapu River East Cape	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Anaura Bay East Cape	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whitianga Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	109	193	109	106	109	106	106	106	268	106	109	279	135	13	13	13	106	106	109	109	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel														Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar					Whitianga
Rating (10 max)														1	1	1					1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Scott Point Northland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mussel Rock Auckland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mussel Rock Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2
Header Global	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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