Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.9
SE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
NE
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)11111111115101010101010984577776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11082828156433318181717161515182989111121891261169971
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.86
10:55PM
1.93
11:16AM
1.78
11:52PM
1.87
12:16PM
1.71
12:52AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.04
5:14AM
0.18
5:34PM
0.11
6:13AM
0.24
6:32PM
0.19
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:40-------5:39-------5:38-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------12111-----
Temp. °C1315161411109910131414131211101113131414141413
Feels °C (?)7101196545691110107877991110111111
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