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Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
22.3° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1099999888881381111111113121110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)888761605954513635343441323231314344149304261130111100
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
1.69
7:50PM
1.61
8:19AM
1.76
8:35PM
1.67
9:00AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
0.31
1:52PM
0.37
2:04AM
0.25
2:37PM
0.29
2:48AM
0.21
3:20PM
0.21
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---6:47-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:10-------8:08
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C161616151921222118161616192223211717161618222321
Feels °C (?)141516151919202018161516192221171315141415181918
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