Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)988989855566555667777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58414122232223333766877150394462126192192192218352440416
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
1.90
10:45AM
1.90
11:18PM
1.90
11:35AM
1.86
12:10AM
1.87
12:29PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.13
5:06PM
0.03
5:33AM
0.16
5:56PM
0.07
6:26AM
0.21
6:49PM
0.13
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:20-------7:22-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:21
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-11111------------112147
Temp. °C181817181818181717171717181818181818181818181716
Feels °C (?)191918181716161514141414151515161516161615151412
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