Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (28 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (28 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
1.1
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.3
NE
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)101067778877766666777718161610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161677233343352362367306214152115816853445659614248153169160
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SE
15
SE
0
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononononononononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
1.96
5:25PM
1.90
6:17AM
2.02
6:29PM
1.90
7:13AM
2.07
7:29PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.66
11:41PM
0.53
12:21PM
0.63
12:39AM
0.50
1:20PM
0.58
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----7:58-------7:57-------7:54--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1111--------------------
Temp. °C181819191919181818181920201917161514171718191412
Feels °C (?)17161716151514141515171819201715141315131418107
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