Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 28 Dec 2025 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
20.2° 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 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (28 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
4
3
2
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NE
1.3
ENE
2
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
3
ENE
2.4
E
3
NE
4
NNE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2
NNE
1.7
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)777666125678889111110101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70535148363540103324413604113476113733895238017491388733533103211391263872
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
E
15
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
1.57
1:28PM
1.72
2:02AM
1.59
2:20PM
1.72
3:00AM
1.63
3:17PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.34
7:55PM
0.27
8:09AM
0.36
8:47PM
0.24
9:07AM
0.36
9:43PM
0.20
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
31
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:38-------8:38--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-------12711710134---2--11-
Temp. °C141418181918171716151617171921201919212222201919
Feels °C (?)131317171818151210101011111821212020222020171717
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