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Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitianga today?
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 202 | 134 | 89 | 76 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 86 | 70 | 113 | 84 | 78 | 64 | 70 | 50 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 91 | 79 | 79 | 88 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:39AM 1.90 | 3:06PM 1.98 | 3:35AM 1.86 | 3:56PM 1.92 | 4:29AM 1.84 | 4:47PM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:41AM 0.71 | 9:22PM 0.65 | 9:38AM 0.75 | 10:12PM 0.67 | 10:34AM 0.77 | 11:05PM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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