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Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (11 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
192
192
204
210
210
333
348
163
163
167
152
152
137
141
125
131
177
156
120
118
120
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:04PM1.92m
9:39AM2.03m
9:46PM1.92m
10:19AM2.03m
10:28PM1.90m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.61m
3:18AM0.49m
3:42PM0.63m
3:57AM0.52m
4:24PM0.65m
4:36AM0.56m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5
9
3
4
6
2
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
19
21
19
17
15
15
15
19
21
21
19
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
13
13
15
16
18
18
17
17
14
14
14
18
18
18
17
15
13
13
13
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