Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999888888888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464645454442414028272626362424242526283030303030
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
1.76
10:23AM
1.87
10:49PM
1.79
11:07AM
1.87
11:36PM
1.79
11:54AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
0.16
4:45PM
0.12
5:01AM
0.17
5:30PM
0.10
5:49AM
0.20
6:16PM
0.12
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:54----
Sunset-------8:07-------8:06-------8:04
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171514121620212016141312172223201816131217202119
Feels °C (?)13101091418191815121110151920171613111015191919
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