Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
13
1.8
NE
13
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
276
321
1027
1094
1269
1548
1859
1682
1597
1458
1182
954
847
701
573
469
380
319
303
297
245
236
222
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:39PM1.60m
11:52AM1.46m
00:24AM1.58m
12:42PM1.44m
1:12AM1.57m
1:36PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.48m
6:07PM0.42m
6:45AM0.49m
6:54PM0.44m
7:35AM0.47m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
15
16
18
19
16
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
15
14
14
14
12
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
13
15
16
16
14
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
10
8
9
10
10
11
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
11
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
13
1.8
NE
13
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
115
276
321
1027
1094
1269
1548
1859
1682
1597
1458
1182
954
847
701
573
469
380
319
303
297
245
236
222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
11
0.6
ENE
14
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.5
N
6
0.1
N
14
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
125
129
184
117
78
44
62
20
4
13
12
7
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.6
NE
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
123
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
7
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
7
0.6
SW
3
0.4
NW
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
Energy kJ
276
109
173
9
9
16
16
5
6
6
5
16
6
3
16
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
1
1
Distance (km)
250
244
110
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
75
75
51
2
0
2
106
106
64
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
8
7
9
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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