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Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 15 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitianga today?
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 70 | 70 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 82 | 71 | 61 | 65 | 77 | 59 | 38 | 42 | 54 | 40 | 64 | 42 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:29AM 1.84 | 4:47PM 1.89 | 5:23AM 1.84 | 5:36PM 1.86 | 6:18AM 1.86 | 6:23PM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:12PM 0.67 | 10:34AM 0.77 | 11:05PM 0.68 | 11:28AM 0.78 | 11:58PM 0.68 | 12:19PM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
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