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Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 Jan 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 1.9°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 8AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
Period(s) (?)889999888899888889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5226606766326476476767199621058118910939808318789709931017118914411667193823542659
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
1.68
8:17PM
1.59
8:50AM
1.73
9:00PM
1.62
9:30AM
1.77
9:43PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.30
2:21PM
0.41
2:33AM
0.26
3:06PM
0.36
3:15AM
0.23
3:48PM
0.31
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:36-------8:36--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-----1655574111-11---1811
Temp. °C181819192119181818181718181919191919191919191919
Feels °C (?)131314151816151313131214151515151514141414141413
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