Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 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
20.8° 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 1PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)10109999888888777777766666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)289325392123187415731248133510439207054242972231781271068875735849484649
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
S
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
1.76
2:29PM
1.65
3:10AM
1.72
3:35PM
1.61
4:14AM
1.71
4:41PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.25
9:28AM
0.36
9:51PM
0.29
10:33AM
0.35
10:54PM
0.30
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:24-------7:24-------7:26-----
Sunset-----7:17-------7:16-------7:15--
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
106432111----------------
Temp. °C181818191919191920192022232019181817192122201919
Feels °C (?)131514171818171921202223232121191919212322212020
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