Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whitianga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101099999959988813135555566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125949087696848474652444241414035584343454283102109
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
2.05
10:12PM
2.05
10:37AM
2.03
11:00PM
2.07
11:29AM
2.02
11:51PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.36
4:24AM
0.43
4:50PM
0.35
5:14AM
0.44
5:38PM
0.36
6:03AM
0.47
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:27-------7:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1221-11111------
Temp. °C192120191818171718191919181818181818181717171717
Feels °C (?)192120191919181818202020191919181716161514141414
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