Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)7777888771111111111111166666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)979693725452827965868385861511351039988564747464545
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
2.17
10:13AM
2.12
10:40PM
2.15
11:04AM
2.11
11:37PM
2.11
11:55AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
0.48
4:20PM
0.40
4:50AM
0.52
5:12PM
0.42
5:44AM
0.57
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----11----------------
Temp. °C141313121417161310999111314131211101012141514
Feels °C (?)1312121114171511766689988666891112
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