Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
1.3
ESE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)877111111111111116661010101010996667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5279648683858615115182616463575650302915152235147206
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
2.15
11:04AM
2.11
11:37PM
2.11
11:55AM
2.07
12:36AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.40
4:50AM
0.52
5:12PM
0.42
5:44AM
0.57
6:05PM
0.46
6:43AM
0.63
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11-----------------121--
Temp. °C161210109111215141412119810131413111010111213
Feels °C (?)169776781099775479101087881010
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