Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Feb 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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.5
NE
0.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)655109998111111111111111010101066778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3129201522211918202018191818181716165043161295358362
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
S
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
1.93
3:17PM
1.94
4:02AM
1.93
4:20PM
1.92
5:12AM
1.96
5:25PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.63
9:33PM
0.53
10:14AM
0.66
10:38PM
0.54
11:19AM
0.66
11:41PM
0.53
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
Sunrise-6:58-------6:58--------7:00-----
Sunset-----8:00-------8:00-------7:58--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1121---
Temp. °C171719202020181717162122222219181718191919191918
Feels °C (?)171819201919181717162221212219181618171716161615
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