Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.8
N
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.6
NNE
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.3
NNE
1.2
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)667788888888888778888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105153199297463526500359228181145138204209319275243290319202168115103100
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
25
NNW
30
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
E
10
NNE
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.90
7:45AM
1.92
8:18PM
1.96
8:35AM
1.93
9:09PM
1.98
9:26AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
0.14
2:06PM
-0.01
2:33AM
0.11
2:55PM
-0.03
3:25AM
0.11
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:44-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---11351-11--25--142-1-14
Temp. °C201818171817161918161414161616181615151414141515
Feels °C (?)161414121513161817151414151214151313131314131415
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