Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (30 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
22
31
33
44
81
87
120
170
216
236
229
286
310
319
347
436
515
634
771
808
926
1436
1953
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:25AM1.89m
7:07PM1.96m
7:09AM1.88m
7:50PM1.99m
7:52AM1.88m
8:30PM2.01m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.57m
1:06AM0.70m
1:26PM0.56m
1:50AM0.71m
2:05PM0.57m
2:32AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:07
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
6
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
10
5
5
10
11
11
17
11
10
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
20
20
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
5
2
2
5
6
2
2
3
6
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
Energy kJ
7
22
31
33
44
81
87
120
170
216
236
229
286
310
319
347
436
515
634
771
808
926
1436
1953
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
5
4
Distance (km)
106
109
135
135
108
144
144
268
279
288
288
288
279
144
288
288
288
288
288
288
288
288
270
255
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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