Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whangamata Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)1010101010109999999999888813121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12096969494908783818179118655150494557554661184179169
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
1.80
9:24AM
1.95
9:45PM
1.80
10:11AM
1.93
10:33PM
1.78
10:55AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
0.07
3:43PM
0.13
3:57AM
0.09
4:30PM
0.12
4:44AM
0.14
5:15PM
0.15
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset-------8:25-------8:24-------8:23
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C181817171820202019181716182021211917161518212420
Feels °C (?)161717171921211918181615171920202017161416182117
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