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Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 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
21.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jan)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (21 Jan)13ft (4.0m)9s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
NNE
1
N
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)8888999999999109999999111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11981198126713641708197923032507235420472452225222051276736592471360352352307254233181
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
NW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
1.62
9:30AM
1.77
9:43PM
1.64
10:10AM
1.80
10:26PM
1.66
10:50AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.23
3:48PM
0.31
3:57AM
0.21
4:30PM
0.27
4:38AM
0.21
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset-8:36-------8:36-------8:35------
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
9133258117792830112----------
Temp. °C181818181818181919202122222223242522202019192123
Feels °C (?)131413131313131414151621232425242420181919192122
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