Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
N
1.1
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
2
N
1.3
NNE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)1414141413131312121256677777888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161616141413131212111974170193193229297306446196223223191112
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.81
6:40PM
1.81
6:56AM
1.87
7:29PM
1.90
7:45AM
1.92
8:18PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.12
12:51AM
0.19
1:17PM
0.04
1:42AM
0.14
2:06PM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset----5:47-------5:45-------5:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------228-----1
Temp. °C131316191916141414141719191818181717172020171616
Feels °C (?)111114161614131312121315151414141216171817151414
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