Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
14.9°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
16
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
108
76
64
66
35
33
31
20
19
18
9
21
21
22
24
21
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:48AM1.90m
4:41PM2.00m
4:55AM1.90m
5:41PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:44PM0.66m
10:05AM0.53m
10:47PM0.63m
11:07AM0.50m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
10
14
15
12
9
9
9
9
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
7
8
7
7
12
13
11
7
7
7
7
10
10
11
10
10
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