Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 07 Dec 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (07 Dec)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (07 Dec)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121212111111151413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)443434343433302929141414141314252540405988121161773
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
0
NNW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
2.03
9:26PM
1.90
10:02AM
2.03
10:21PM
1.86
10:55AM
1.99
11:16PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.10
3:44AM
-0.04
4:21PM
0.10
4:38AM
0.01
5:16PM
0.13
5:31AM
0.08
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset---8:24-------8:25-------8:27----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222627262119171721242422201816162022232018171616
Feels °C (?)212525251917161621232321191916162022221920181716
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