Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
249
229
302
356
424
177
172
127
136
99
132
120
73
75
54
67
46
45
60
69
83
71
41
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
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
cross
High Tide
1:36PM1.44m
2:03AM1.59m
2:32PM1.48m
2:55AM1.63m
3:30PM1.55m
3:48AM1.68m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.47m
7:45PM0.45m
8:26AM0.42m
8:39PM0.43m
9:19AM0.34m
9:35PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
13
12
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
10
12
12
13
9
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.2
E
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.5
E
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
254
249
229
302
356
14
133
98
96
136
99
132
120
73
75
54
67
46
45
60
42
83
71
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
3
2
3
3
3
3
27
27
71
92
88
64
63
45
44
44
43
43
42
4
3
3
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
12
0.4
NE
8
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
2
23
34
23
11
16
22
10
2
2
4
8
8
2
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
4
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
16
19
10
424
177
172
127
9
8
10
17
69
39
28
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
5
5
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
64
106
106
106
72
60
60
72
72
46
60
46
46
46
15
7
36
106
60
46
36
7
6
7
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
7
4
5
7
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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