Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
14.7° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
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 (?)
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)778888866644555454444455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)200223927242311977359112417121410121118223256
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
1.69
4:14AM
1.59
4:48PM
1.70
5:11AM
1.61
5:40PM
1.73
6:03AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.38
10:28AM
0.31
11:06PM
0.35
11:23AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.31
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------6:11-------6:09-------6:07-
Sunset-6:08-------6:08-------6:09------
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
33-------21-------------
Temp. °C15141211101012151611109879111110101010101314
Feels °C (?)119875671112775546887655689
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Coromandel

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Whangamata Estuary (light winds from the NW at Waihi 26 km from Whangamata Estuary). 1.1m 7s swell from the N to make surfable waves.

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26 km away, 1 h 39 min ago

10 km/h
NW
0.0
14.7
Air / Water (°C)
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