Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 6PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
E
2.2
NE
2.1
E
1.7
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
ENE
1.1
NNE
1.5
N
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)88888898111199888151415151616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104811291134109910941068941682974669394297398473447543932405428487643778740576
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
1.86
11:19PM
1.91
11:31AM
1.82
12:02AM
1.88
12:11PM
1.79
12:49AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.56
5:24AM
0.67
5:37PM
0.63
6:09AM
0.73
6:18PM
0.70
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:37-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00-------6:00----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
435553352631242332411---
Temp. °C181818181819191919192120201919191919191919181818
Feels °C (?)141415141517171819192221201919191920202021191919
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