Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.9
NE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999888514141455666666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)664746454442414140353839393259951011019497109160161175
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
onononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
2.03
11:00PM
2.07
11:29AM
2.02
11:51PM
2.06
12:20PM
2.02
12:46AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.43
4:50PM
0.35
5:14AM
0.44
5:38PM
0.36
6:03AM
0.47
6:28PM
0.40
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:24-------7:23--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--12111------------
Temp. °C171718202019181818181819181717171718181919191819
Feels °C (?)191819202019191919181718161514141415141515161617
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