Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)14141414141414141313777777777712121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535353535340393735351717242524171717161615151515
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
2.08
12:04PM
2.18
12:23AM
2.03
12:54PM
2.10
1:14AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
0.54
5:39AM
0.50
6:20PM
0.53
6:28AM
0.55
7:08PM
0.54
7:17AM
0.61
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-8:38-------8:38-------8:38------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232318161717212425221816151521262622191917172227
Feels °C (?)222217161716202223201616141419242219181917172226
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