Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 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 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
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
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109999999999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8078100987168475150484242464631303029242423343422
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
2.04
9:49PM
1.95
10:16AM
2.04
10:32PM
1.97
11:00AM
2.03
11:17PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
0.47
3:57AM
0.43
4:32PM
0.41
4:43AM
0.42
5:16PM
0.37
5:30AM
0.44
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54
Sunset---8:09-------8:07-------8:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192223211920191719222320181514131720201917141313
Feels °C (?)171820191719181617181917171311111519181817131212
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