Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
20.1° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)98891414131313131313131212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34825324016847643635035028027621216311210673694444242321999
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-------11-1-----------
Temp. °C201817161716171919161515141315171816151515161619
Feels °C (?)19181716161516171615131210910121312121212121315
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