Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 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
20.1° 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 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
2.2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NNW
1
N
Period(s) (?)14141414141413131313121212126677777887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1616163636343130302927262511124127167226271230512416324112
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
1.94
6:43AM
2.05
7:13PM
2.03
7:32AM
2.08
8:04PM
2.11
8:25AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
0.60
1:02PM
0.47
1:19AM
0.55
1:51PM
0.42
2:14AM
0.51
2:40PM
0.39
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------123521--
Temp. °C151414141618191615141515181919181818171718191917
Feels °C (?)121212121415161414121313141515141415131416161716
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