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Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 30 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
20.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 8AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (30 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212111111101011111111101010101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)479891126119158155164222334328270237198194212175154122122122837875
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offcross-
off		glassoncrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
1.73
5:02PM
1.71
5:47AM
1.78
6:05PM
1.73
6:47AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
0.20
10:56AM
0.35
11:24PM
0.18
12:01PM
0.32
12:25AM
0.14
1:03PM
0.26
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:30----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:29-------8:28
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171514131820202018191919202223231715141318232423
Feels °C (?)151312121819191917181920212122231614131116222322
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