Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1548
1725
1682
1573
1458
1182
954
847
701
602
469
380
325
303
303
249
240
418
424
170
172
172
123
100
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:24AM1.58m
12:42PM1.44m
1:12AM1.57m
1:36PM1.44m
2:03AM1.59m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.42m
6:45AM0.49m
6:54PM0.44m
7:35AM0.47m
7:45PM0.45m
8:26AM0.42m
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
Temp °C
19
16
14
14
13
13
14
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
12
12
11
9
10
14
12
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1548
1725
1682
1573
1458
1182
954
847
701
602
469
380
325
303
303
249
240
418
424
170
167
102
123
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.6
N
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
E
12
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
44
82
30
4
4
12
7
7
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
27
102
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
26
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
32
9
13
2
5
4
6
5
12
7
20
22
117
172
172
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
5
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
126
71
57
7
6
54
106
46
60
106
72
72
72
60
60
102
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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