Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666666669666668888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9858604846415564433333252635485733838789110116122131
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
N
0
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglasscrosscrosscrossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.76
7:28PM
1.70
7:47AM
1.77
8:14PM
1.74
8:30AM
1.78
8:57PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
0.23
1:38AM
0.26
2:06PM
0.19
2:24AM
0.25
2:47PM
0.17
3:08AM
0.26
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:30-------7:30-------
Sunset---7:10-------7:08-------7:07----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161617161616161516171716161616161718181716161515
Feels °C (?)131315161514151416161615141515151517171716171615
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