Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

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

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)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
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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 (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
ENE
1
E
1.2
E
1.6
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1111111111116666101010109666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83858615115113390103774356503029273476119232338440345277206
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
0
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
2.11
11:37PM
2.11
11:55AM
2.07
12:36AM
2.07
12:49PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.52
5:12PM
0.42
5:44AM
0.57
6:05PM
0.46
6:43AM
0.63
7:00PM
0.52
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:42-------5:40-------5:39---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------1222121-21
Temp. °C9101215161413111091013141212121312121314141415
Feels °C (?)67810121086656911101210109999101011
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