Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 2AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (23 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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)
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
327
320
282
287
279
342
349
397
397
450
535
643
629
604
588
784
588
636
686
599
534
468
383
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:21AM2.16m
12:34PM2.02m
1:16AM2.10m
1:35PM1.94m
2:10AM2.03m
2:37PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.62m
6:42PM0.56m
7:29AM0.62m
7:40PM0.64m
8:24AM0.61m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
11
1.1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
320
282
287
279
342
349
397
397
218
127
192
222
293
318
268
38
57
199
193
186
177
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
NNE
7
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.1
N
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
91
274
164
249
2
81
22
35
54
75
74
37
57
56
131
139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
12
2
9
54
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
356
327
356
351
450
535
643
629
604
588
784
588
636
686
599
534
468
383
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
Distance (km)
106
106
100
100
100
106
106
100
106
106
106
100
100
106
106
106
108
100
100
100
100
106
90
90
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
5
5
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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