Whitianga surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitianga today?

The current surf forecast for Whitianga at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.3
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
N
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.5
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)1212126666766666611111111788987
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106737110861555713056443223221212111111239675505340257166
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
1.96
6:15PM
1.84
6:49AM
1.97
7:13PM
1.87
7:38AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
0.57
12:03PM
0.59
12:21AM
0.56
1:00PM
0.54
1:16AM
0.54
1:52PM
0.49
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:28-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:13-------7:12
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-122-------------121----
Temp. °C191917171922232018181815161920171716151516171717
Feels °C (?)201815171921222018171612131517161412121214141515
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