Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
1.5
NNW
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)777888866664455544445556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103210889457312073337153123141616151927325694
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
1.69
4:14AM
1.59
4:48PM
1.70
5:11AM
1.61
5:40PM
1.73
6:03AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.38
10:28AM
0.31
11:06PM
0.35
11:23AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.31
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------6:11-------6:09-------6:07-
Sunset-6:08-------6:08-------6:09------
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
44-------21-------------
Temp. °C14141211101012151510108779111110101010101315
Feels °C (?)1098756711116744468876556810
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Coromandel

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Whiritoa (light winds from the WNW at Waihi 21 km from Whiritoa). 0.1m 5s windswell from the N to make surfable waves.

    Whiritoa
  2. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Whangamata Bar (light winds from the WNW at Waihi 29 km from Whangamata Bar). 0.1m 5s windswell from the N to make surfable waves.

    Whangamata Bar
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21 km away, 56 min ago

13 km/h
WNW
0.0
14.7
Air / Water (°C)
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