Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 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
18.7° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
4
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.1
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
17
13
11
12
12
12
14
15
17
21
23
53
78
77
77
75
73
75
73
58
57
46
62
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
5
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:52AM1.69m
4:25PM1.60m
4:44AM1.69m
5:17PM1.63m
5:32AM1.68m
6:05PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.30m
10:31PM0.37m
11:04AM0.28m
11:24PM0.37m
11:51AM0.26m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:34
5:32
5:30
5:30
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
14
16
17
15
13
12
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
11
12
11
12
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
8
17
12
11
7
8
11
14
15
15
21
23
53
78
77
77
75
73
75
73
58
57
46
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
12
6
6
15
17
17
10
5
12
13
14
11
8
8
8
8
17
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
12
6
12
2
2
10
10
5
10
10
9
9
8
3
3
8
3
8
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
4
0.3
N
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
Energy kJ
19
13
1
3
1
5
20
38
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
9
106
106
106
130
106
106
65
75
75
65
65
65
0
0
0
0
0
0
106
106
106
106
106
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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