Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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Whiritoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whiritoa sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
954
847
701
573
469
380
325
303
303
249
584
523
540
265
286
242
181
176
152
141
113
88
78
107
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:42PM1.44m
1:12AM1.57m
1:36PM1.44m
2:03AM1.59m
2:32PM1.48m
2:55AM1.63m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.49m
6:54PM0.44m
7:35AM0.47m
7:45PM0.45m
8:26AM0.42m
8:39PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
14
17
18
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
10
13
13
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
9
9
11
12
12
13
11
11
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.3
E
11
1.6
ENE
10
0.1
N
12
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
954
847
701
573
469
380
325
303
303
249
381
523
3
108
102
98
96
71
152
141
113
88
78
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
12
7
7
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
14
28
27
26
70
65
64
63
45
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
12
12
11
2
11
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
1.6
E
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.6
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
13
16
3
8
10
9
5
12
2
5
584
540
265
286
242
181
176
95
9
11
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
6
126
57
57
6
6
6
106
106
106
106
106
72
72
72
72
72
72
54
72
46
46
46
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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