Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.9
SE
0.4
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
NE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)1111101011111111115105510101097456767
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8411210210411082828156383825251917161515182740735447
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
1.97
10:20AM
1.86
10:55PM
1.93
11:16AM
1.78
11:52PM
1.87
12:16PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
0.13
4:39PM
0.04
5:14AM
0.18
5:34PM
0.11
6:13AM
0.24
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:40-------5:39-------5:37-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111111112141513111098101314141313121213141514
Feels °C (?)887668986544691111999910111313
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