Waikawau Bay surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
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Waikawau Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waikawau Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waikawau Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waikawau Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131212121212121212111111111067777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)101011111111101010101010101010998622923014110079
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
1.87
1:50PM
1.91
2:14AM
1.80
2:55PM
1.88
3:20AM
1.76
3:58PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
0.27
8:12PM
0.40
8:36AM
0.32
9:17PM
0.42
9:39AM
0.34
10:21PM
0.41
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise--6:16-------6:15-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:08-------6:09--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------171-
Temp. °C131314161614131313141316161514131313141616131312
Feels °C (?)7791011101010911101311121099881011998
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Coromandel

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 64 km from Waikawau Bay has swung offshore (light winds from the W at Auckland). 0.1m 10s swell from the E with a 0.1m 12s groundswell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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