Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 10 Apr 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
E
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
8
NE
4.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)151515141410131313131313141514141414141413121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7027307307527336631879316055525222572168338577106311002610647119911398514653247906429353520081279
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
50
E
55
ENE
40
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
1.85
12:55PM
1.77
1:40AM
1.82
1:44PM
1.76
2:35AM
1.82
2:39PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
0.78
7:04PM
0.74
7:52AM
0.80
7:57PM
0.76
8:45AM
0.80
8:54PM
0.76
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:58-------5:57-------5:55---
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light rain
light rain
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heavy rain
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heavy rain
heavy rain
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Rain (mm)
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