Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
46
56
33
30
20
43
51
112
151
148
153
139
73
45
36
36
35
20
19
13
12
8
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:55AM2.07m
00:36AM2.07m
12:49PM2.00m
1:36AM2.03m
1:49PM1.92m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.57m
6:05PM0.46m
6:43AM0.63m
7:00PM0.52m
7:46AM0.65m
7:59PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
6:50
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
17
15
14
13
6
6
7
9
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
15
16
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
34
31
56
33
30
20
22
51
2
2
12
46
37
45
36
36
35
20
19
13
12
8
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
7
7
4
16
16
7
2
2
5
2
10
2
8
32
16
15
9
5
4
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
2
5
4
4
5
5
2
5
5
2
8
2
3
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
57
46
29
23
22
43
112
151
148
153
139
73
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
106
106
106
106
108
106
0
91
106
106
69
106
106
64
54
24
24
13
103
110
110
110
106
106
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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