Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 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
20.7° 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 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.7
N
2.1
NNW
1.2
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)777712121212121212121277777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1561211027573737310811010810673712484441569791654734231616
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NNE
30
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.87
4:55AM
1.95
5:12PM
1.83
5:55AM
1.96
6:15PM
1.84
6:49AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.57
11:04AM
0.63
11:23PM
0.57
12:03PM
0.59
12:21AM
0.56
1:00PM
0.54
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset-7:17-------7:15-------7:15------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C222019181817192121201919202019212220181716151619
Feels °C (?)232120191918212221212021181817202120181713121315
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