Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 4PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
ENE
0.3
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)11111111111071056777777666767710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1819181818173216451391811871812121811529776453341463526
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.92
5:12AM
1.96
5:25PM
1.90
6:17AM
2.02
6:29PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.66
10:38PM
0.54
11:19AM
0.66
11:41PM
0.53
12:21PM
0.63
12:39AM
0.50
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:00-------7:58-------7:57----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1121-------------
Temp. °C212122212019181819191919181818181819201917161515
Feels °C (?)222121212020181719171717151516161618192017161314
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