Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 27 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (27 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.5
E
11
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
109
126
142
120
118
106
91
88
73
71
61
42
42
41
41
23
22
21
21
23
22
23
22
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:58AM1.92m
4:32PM1.88m
4:51AM1.90m
5:26PM1.89m
5:39AM1.89m
6:19PM1.92m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.61m
10:37PM0.70m
11:07AM0.61m
11:29PM0.69m
11:58AM0.59m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:08
Temp °C
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
16
16
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
11
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
15
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
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
Energy kJ
149
109
126
142
120
118
102
84
84
73
71
55
42
42
41
41
23
22
21
21
23
22
23
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
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
Energy kJ
93
91
91
91
93
102
106
91
88
62
61
61
39
39
37
21
20
17
17
17
8
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.6
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
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
Energy kJ
1
20
8
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
13
24
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
20
20
64
64
64
106
106
106
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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