Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 27 Dec 2025 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (27 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (27 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)666776787777767776678999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10274666250486691705754414043403231148272688115819031879676
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
30
E
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
1.88
1:29PM
2.01
1:40AM
1.87
2:14PM
2.01
2:36AM
1.89
3:01PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.57
7:45PM
0.57
7:48AM
0.62
8:32PM
0.54
8:43AM
0.67
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:37-------8:37
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11---------------13310943
Temp. °C211917171819191915141415171919181716161616171921
Feels °C (?)211916171718171714131315161717161411119891422
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