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Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitianga today?
The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitianga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 128 | 103 | 69 | 123 | 172 | 287 | 145 | 84 | 48 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 96 | 99 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 102 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15PM 2.05 | 2:39AM 1.90 | 3:06PM 1.98 | 3:35AM 1.86 | 3:56PM 1.92 | 4:29AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:31PM 0.63 | 8:41AM 0.71 | 9:22PM 0.65 | 9:38AM 0.75 | 10:12PM 0.67 | 10:34AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
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