Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)111166661010101096666666666655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13513310396593250333029265110012812413511944493636342318
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
2.11
11:55AM
2.07
12:36AM
2.07
12:49PM
2.00
1:36AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.42
5:44AM
0.57
6:05PM
0.46
6:43AM
0.63
7:00PM
0.52
7:46AM
0.65
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset5:42-------5:40-------5:39-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C16151311109111314131314141315161615151514121416
Feels °C (?)12118665891111101110911111212131312101315
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