Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
20.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 9AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Dec)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.9
NNE
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1
N
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)101010101099996776678899999918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9896969498649088606614910710413613741039630416511065423161
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
W
5
NNW
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononononcross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
1.65
4:45PM
1.76
5:27AM
1.75
5:42PM
1.81
6:24AM
1.85
6:39PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.34
11:09PM
0.15
11:35AM
0.28
12:05AM
0.07
12:35PM
0.22
1:00AM
0.01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:48------
Sunset-----8:21-------8:22-------8:22--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-11--3321---------
Temp. °C151619212020191919192222202018171615161922191615
Feels °C (?)1516192021222121212123211919161411991216141111
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