Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
NE
7
0.7
E
10
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.8
NE
7
2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
132
108
73
67
96
71
118
142
167
226
328
266
253
206
206
211
262
297
264
313
302
317
384
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
N
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM1.60m
10:12PM1.68m
10:24AM1.56m
10:55PM1.64m
11:06AM1.51m
11:39PM1.60m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.38m
3:57PM0.30m
4:28AM0.42m
4:39PM0.34m
5:12AM0.45m
5:22PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
17
18
17
15
15
15
18
18
18
18
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
15
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
8
0.2
NNE
15
Energy kJ
116
132
108
59
67
60
71
65
142
167
226
238
266
253
206
206
211
2
2
264
216
302
262
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
13
Energy kJ
2
2
22
73
59
96
46
64
32
33
16
2
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.3
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
19
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
8
0.8
N
5
1.8
NE
7
2
NE
7
Energy kJ
118
328
262
297
313
35
317
384
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
9
2
2
0
110
0
0
5
5
18
106
244
198
198
198
122
106
106
122
244
244
244
244
198
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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