Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Period(s) (?)8815151617161615151514141313131313131415141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42237648549158270879876870273073082175493320532631346049635896886199351025399688776
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
0
NNW
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
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
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
1.88
12:11PM
1.79
12:49AM
1.85
12:55PM
1.77
1:40AM
1.82
1:44PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09AM
0.73
6:18PM
0.70
6:59AM
0.78
7:04PM
0.74
7:52AM
0.80
7:57PM
0.76
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:00------5:58-------5:57---
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181718191919191818181920191819181818191919202020
Feels °C (?)191819212121222019181919181717141313141414161616
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