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Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 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
21.0° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 7PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.4
NE
0.7
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)13131314141212126666136111112121212121288
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2642434851302929571048856443020193736373737521717
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glassglassglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
1.59
3:14AM
1.52
3:25PM
1.53
4:07AM
1.50
4:16PM
1.50
4:59AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.45
8:55PM
0.37
9:15AM
0.51
9:43PM
0.40
10:08AM
0.55
10:34PM
0.42
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---8:38-------8:38-------8:38----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232723231614131419212222191716162022242320191919
Feels °C (?)222521211313121420222222181616162122232219202121
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