Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
N
1
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.9
NNE
1.8
N
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
N
1
N
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
N
2.1
NNE
2.2
N
Period(s) (?)131313121212566667788888888799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14131312121118611481631582293294384183412642391149669124660777
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
1.81
6:56AM
1.87
7:29PM
1.90
7:45AM
1.92
8:18PM
1.96
8:35AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.19
1:17PM
0.04
1:42AM
0.14
2:06PM
-0.01
2:33AM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11---342----2131-
Temp. °C191615141414171918181818181717202017161616161718
Feels °C (?)161414121212141615151414141517201715151414131414
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whiritoa surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest