Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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 1.1°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 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.4
N
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)10101010999714141313131313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)826692603384355251211200476436350350280215166163115103716969444323
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:39-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:50---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11-------111--------
Temp. °C171719212118161516171719181615141414151617161414
Feels °C (?)1617192020181515161615171514121010910911121111
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