Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
177
151
160
134
111
129
150
129
133
136
143
151
174
178
202
202
226
304
213
187
192
304
311
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:42AM1.87m
10:10PM1.97m
10:22AM1.85m
10:50PM1.95m
11:01AM1.84m
11:34PM1.92m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.56m
4:17AM0.67m
4:26PM0.62m
4:58AM0.70m
5:06PM0.66m
5:42AM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
134
177
151
160
134
111
129
150
129
133
136
143
151
174
178
202
202
226
201
213
187
192
184
197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
108
72
55
2
2
30
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
2
8
22
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
47
64
304
304
311
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
76
90
69
64
11
11
20
37
40
69
76
69
106
106
100
76
108
135
144
108
113
108
102
103
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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