Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 May 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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.5
E
11
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
61
42
42
41
32
23
21
21
21
22
22
23
16
16
10
10
10
10
14
19
60
108
135
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:26PM1.89m
5:39AM1.89m
6:19PM1.92m
6:25AM1.89m
7:07PM1.96m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.61m
11:29PM0.69m
11:58AM0.59m
00:18AM0.70m
12:45PM0.57m
1:06AM0.70m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:08
5:08
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
13
15
15
15
17
17
15
16
15
16
16
12
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
13
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
71
55
42
42
41
32
23
21
21
21
22
22
23
16
16
10
10
10
10
10
6
11
17
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
4
0.3
NE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
61
61
39
39
37
21
20
17
17
17
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
1
19
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
4
2
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
6
10
14
19
60
108
135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
13
20
20
64
64
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
108
108
106
106
108
144
144
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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