Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 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
20.2° 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 10AM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
NE
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.2
E
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.1
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)141313131313121210101010889141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134641381914387147661139064413935879687627544290308252212144487436423350345421215163
Wind
(km/h)
50
E
50
E
50
E
40
E
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
20
W
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.54
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:52---
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
166691121-----11------1112
Temp. °C202021212120191918191921201917171616172018161515
Feels °C (?)131415181716141616181819191917171617171916151311
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