Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
19.7° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.7
NNE
2
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
N
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)8888888888888888777711111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)509353314266229316364446491391307155142143142115977173708482104104
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNE
20
N
15
NW
0
ESE
5
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
1.92
8:18PM
1.96
8:35AM
1.93
9:09PM
1.98
9:26AM
1.91
10:01PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
-0.01
2:33AM
0.11
2:55PM
-0.03
3:25AM
0.11
3:46PM
-0.01
4:19AM
0.13
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:43-------5:42-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------35---31-----1-----
Temp. °C171920171515161516181814141312121317151010101010
Feels °C (?)1618181616141412151515131412111112151155656
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