Whiritoa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whiritoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whiritoa at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.2
NNE
1.2
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.2
NE
1
NE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)566666677778889978888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7894946259657588102102102108117153164287330412497404403201138317
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
1.54
5:58PM
1.51
6:39AM
1.58
6:47PM
1.53
7:25AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.41
11:55AM
0.54
12:15AM
0.38
12:46PM
0.51
1:03AM
0.34
1:35PM
0.47
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:37-------8:37
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1221-----------11--11415
Temp. °C201919192124262519171617202121201717171615151616
Feels °C (?)2020202123242524181716182120201812121211991211
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