Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101099999999998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716852514548424746323130302524242322222224202020
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
1.95
10:16AM
2.04
10:32PM
1.97
11:00AM
2.03
11:17PM
1.98
11:47AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.43
4:32PM
0.41
4:43AM
0.42
5:16PM
0.37
5:30AM
0.44
6:01PM
0.36
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:54----
Sunset-------8:07-------8:07-------8:06
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192019161922232017161413172121201614131317212320
Feels °C (?)171918141618191715131111152019201413121215171917
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