Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 02 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)--
Afternoon (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888999888889998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8271696954526888849278122136169868886118112115115109104101
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
0
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
5
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
glassonglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
2.11
7:51AM
2.22
8:03PM
2.14
8:46AM
2.29
8:59PM
2.16
9:37AM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
0.51
1:54PM
0.65
2:15AM
0.46
2:52PM
0.62
3:07AM
0.42
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-8:38-------8:38-------8:38------
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1-622211153----------1
Temp. °C222017161617181919191616161618202019171616161919
Feels °C (?)191917171717191919201514131314171819181617172020
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