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Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 29 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
20.8° 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 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)10109121212111111101011111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29313048479891126119158155180222265281270237198160208175154122122
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
1.70
4:44AM
1.73
5:02PM
1.71
5:47AM
1.78
6:05PM
1.73
6:47AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
0.36
10:21PM
0.20
10:56AM
0.35
11:24PM
0.18
12:01PM
0.32
12:25AM
0.14
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30
Sunset---8:30-------8:30-------8:29----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202324231816141318202120181919192022232318161514
Feels °C (?)212423241614131218192019171819202121222317161413
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