Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 3PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
13
2
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
13
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1228
1286
1457
1479
1575
1359
1189
984
816
680
560
446
359
280
230
210
170
167
343
598
352
342
350
307
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:24PM1.81m
1:10AM1.88m
1:11PM1.79m
1:58AM1.89m
2:04PM1.79m
2:47AM1.92m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.76m
6:33PM0.71m
7:20AM0.77m
7:22PM0.72m
8:10AM0.76m
8:14PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
15
14
14
14
13
15
17
17
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
15
15
12
12
12
12
10
12
13
13
10
9
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
13
2
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
13
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
1228
1286
1457
1479
1575
1359
1189
984
816
680
560
446
359
280
230
210
170
167
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
N
14
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
178
77
62
43
12
4
15
9
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
6
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
2
13
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
ESE
3
1.2
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
128
99
69
77
46
31
7
3
5
9
12
9
7
9
2
4
343
598
352
342
350
307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
113
113
102
14
0
91
91
109
109
108
108
108
108
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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