Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (25 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.8
NNE
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)677787777888888999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2272092863403583823954895696758311087111413181510157314701405134111641028903424450
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
1.79
1:06AM
1.82
1:27PM
1.72
2:06AM
1.76
2:29PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.21
6:49PM
0.13
7:23AM
0.27
7:46PM
0.20
8:24AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.25
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:21-------7:20-------7:17--
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
121--212575674231411543353
Temp. °C181818191918181818181818181817181818181819191919
Feels °C (?)151514151615141414131313131311131515151517181818
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangamata Estuary surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest