Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 12 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 11AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (12 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NNE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)995666666666666666666788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28256694106123127136150137153132206230124604944303032424463
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
1.81
4:00PM
1.78
4:55AM
1.81
4:56PM
1.77
5:55AM
1.82
5:53PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
0.83
10:22PM
0.75
11:00AM
0.85
11:20PM
0.76
11:52AM
0.83
12:15AM
0.73
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise-6:43-------6:45-------6:46------
Sunset-----8:17-------8:16-------8:15--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1---111381176312------
Temp. °C202021222221212121212121212121202020222324201817
Feels °C (?)201920212121212121222223222322222222252322161513
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