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Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.6° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)666612121212121288885555557778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)544231243736373737521717171741252740342964118121164
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
1.50
4:16PM
1.50
4:59AM
1.51
5:08PM
1.49
5:50AM
1.54
5:58PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.40
10:08AM
0.55
10:34PM
0.42
11:02AM
0.56
11:25PM
0.41
11:55AM
0.54
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:09-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:37-------8:37
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------213455231----
Temp. °C191818182223242320201920222222202018181820242424
Feels °C (?)191919202322222119202021222123212019191920242423
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