Whangamata Estuary Surf Forecast

/ Coromandel (23 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (37.23° S 175.89° E)

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Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 NZST

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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 14.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Aug)	-	-
Afternoon (19 Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (19 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

Hourly 12 Days

The Coromandel Surf

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	Monday 18			Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	5	4	4	8	6	7	5
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	462	302	311	357	255	191	149	119	110	71	76	80	51	39	30	35	24	25	49	23	25	22	28	23
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:59PM 1.72				2:18AM 1.68					3:02PM 1.71				3:22AM 1.65				4:05PM 1.72				4:25AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)			8:11PM 0.35				8:39AM 0.23					9:15PM 0.38				9:42AM 0.25				10:20PM 0.37				10:43AM 0.24

	Monday 18			Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-
Sunset	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	12	12	11	10	11	13	10	9	9	7	5	3	6	11	13	11	10	9	8	9	9	12
Feels °C (?)	10	8	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	5	4	2	0	-2	1	4	6	5	6	5	4	5	4	7

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Coromandel

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at Whangamata Estuary (fresh winds from the W at Waihi 26 km from Whangamata Estuary). A 1.2m swell from the NE
1 hour 43 minutes ago Whangamata Estuary

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26 km away, 1 h 43 min ago

34 km/h

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14.1

Air / Water (°C)

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