Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (26 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NNE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)88999910109999888887777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1039144019542033247626282734253920781801197610407545934923542922622111781231069374
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
1.72
2:06AM
1.76
2:29PM
1.65
3:10AM
1.72
3:35PM
1.61
4:14AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
0.27
7:46PM
0.20
8:24AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.25
9:28AM
0.36
9:51PM
0.29
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:17-------7:16----
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
787136911851111-----------
Temp. °C161717171718181819192019201918171922232019181716
Feels °C (?)101111111113141516161919222120182124232220191817
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