Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
9 PM
12 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
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
NE
5
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
34
34
28
21
21
15
15
15
8
8
7
7
7
6
14
6
7
6
6
4
13
12
59
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:36AM2.03m
1:49PM1.92m
2:34AM1.99m
2:54PM1.86m
3:32AM1.95m
3:58PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.65m
7:59PM0.59m
8:46AM0.64m
9:02PM0.63m
9:44AM0.61m
10:04PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:38
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
16
15
13
13
12
11
13
17
18
16
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
15
16
16
11
11
13
15
16
15
12
12
11
10
12
16
17
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
16
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
51
34
34
28
21
21
15
15
15
8
8
7
7
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
N
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
1
13
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
19
Energy kJ
5
5
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
14
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.5
ENE
4
1
E
5
Energy kJ
27
13
8
1
1
11
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
1
4
Distance (km)
24
24
106
92
110
110
110
106
106
106
106
162
162
113
79
151
187
135
108
108
110
110
24
108
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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