Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Oct 2025 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
NE
0.3
NE
0.5
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)996999999999677777666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1313191212121220202121212019253343911111231071007249
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
1.56
1:59AM
1.44
2:33PM
1.57
2:57AM
1.46
3:27PM
1.61
3:58AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
0.43
8:02PM
0.50
8:14AM
0.44
8:55PM
0.46
9:09AM
0.42
9:51PM
0.39
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:09
Sunset---7:46-------7:47-------7:49----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151617161412111015192016121110101416161514141414
Feels °C (?)13141414129881015151167881112121211111212
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