Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
19.8° 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 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.9
N
0.8
NE
1
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1.5
NNE
2
N
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)131312121212677778888877777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302927262511167192225285339612573202151936411163117121192442220
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
2.03
7:32AM
2.08
8:04PM
2.11
8:25AM
2.09
8:55PM
2.16
9:20AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
0.55
1:51PM
0.42
2:14AM
0.51
2:40PM
0.39
3:06AM
0.48
3:29PM
0.39
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----12-121041-----146-13
Temp. °C151515151818181818181717171919171616171717181715
Feels °C (?)141412131514141414131214161817161515161313141311
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