Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 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 1.1°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 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010109109999999999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12212290646569474848474746454544424140393938372524
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
1.72
9:41AM
1.86
10:04PM
1.76
10:23AM
1.87
10:49PM
1.79
11:07AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.17
4:02PM
0.15
4:16AM
0.16
4:45PM
0.12
5:01AM
0.17
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset-8:08-------8:07-------8:07------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232119201715182323201715141216202120161413121722
Feels °C (?)19191719151315191916141010913191919151211101419
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