Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 May 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (16 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
3 AM
6 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.3
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
332
231
184
191
187
353
249
80
57
57
57
192
56
64
69
57
44
45
45
44
54
71
71
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:13AM2.08m
6:51PM2.12m
7:10AM2.12m
7:47PM2.20m
8:08AM2.17m
8:41PM2.26m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.52m
00:58AM0.62m
1:27PM0.48m
1:55AM0.57m
2:19PM0.45m
2:50AM0.55m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
9
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.8
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
E
6
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
202
235
231
184
191
187
216
249
80
57
57
20
131
56
31
34
56
35
23
45
44
54
71
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.1
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
57
1
32
4
12
24
31
17
9
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
1
12
12
12
12
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
1.2
E
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
ESE
4
1.3
E
10
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
1
E
10
0.7
ESE
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
7
332
4
19
353
69
40
37
28
29
192
28
64
69
57
44
45
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
90
49
37
100
69
47
24
37
106
100
103
103
100
47
24
69
103
24
24
69
69
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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