Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (05 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999888813121111111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)818110379515150493572706985177223211211204196182145142122113
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
1.80
10:11AM
1.93
10:33PM
1.78
10:55AM
1.88
11:20PM
1.74
11:39AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.09
4:30PM
0.12
4:44AM
0.14
5:15PM
0.15
5:29AM
0.21
5:58PM
0.19
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise---6:33-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset-------8:24-------8:23-------8:22
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817161820212118171716182024201615161719232723
Feels °C (?)181815151719202017171615151721161313151517212520
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