Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 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
20.7° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.2
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)776666612126667777766666114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88847066484646384291859012512479604544332314131120
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
1.71
4:41PM
1.60
5:15AM
1.72
5:42PM
1.62
6:11AM
1.74
6:38PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.35
10:54PM
0.30
11:35AM
0.32
11:54PM
0.30
12:31PM
0.28
12:48AM
0.28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:26-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:14-------7:12--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------12---------------
Temp. °C171719212120191817192023232018181615161920191614
Feels °C (?)18182123222120181518192222201716121112151717109
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