Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
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
0.8
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)12111111111111667141414131313131212125666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242321999984416161614141313121211379292120
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset------5:49-------5:47-------5:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C151515151618171514121313151919171514141517191918
Feels °C (?)11121111121411101191011131617151413131314151514
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