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Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
21.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 12PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)129149141414141414131313131414141596661414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141420161919321819471733464620202121153838362929
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
1.92
2:27PM
1.98
2:57AM
1.87
3:13PM
1.93
3:48AM
1.85
3:58PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.67
8:42PM
0.60
8:57AM
0.72
9:29PM
0.65
9:51AM
0.78
10:19PM
0.69
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:38-------8:38-------8:38--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171824272826211919202226252317141313182022211918
Feels °C (?)171823252624201819202123232115121212181920191818
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