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Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
22.0° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
E
1.9
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ESE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)788899788888886888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102108135153168287418496555466349277256246130417363372373309280256309251
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
20
NE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
1.58
6:47PM
1.53
7:25AM
1.63
7:33PM
1.57
8:08AM
1.68
8:17PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
0.51
1:03AM
0.34
1:35PM
0.47
1:49AM
0.30
2:21PM
0.41
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:15------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:37-------8:37--
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----121-------11------1
Temp. °C161619202120171716161719212017161616181920201816
Feels °C (?)161619192018131312111214161511111211131417171411
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