Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 3PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)1010578887766666667777791010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3737371131381592152862251531078771584647495960594897146185
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
1.71
4:51PM
1.65
5:32AM
1.74
5:54PM
1.66
6:31AM
1.79
6:53PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
0.37
11:09PM
0.25
11:49AM
0.34
12:11AM
0.22
12:49PM
0.28
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-6:58--------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----7:58-------7:55-------7:54--
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C181718191919181817171819201817161413151618191511
Feels °C (?)17141516181815151515171819181615121212111515106
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