Whangamata Estuary surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 10 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
20.1° 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 11AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
2.3
NE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
8
NE
7.5
NNE
4.5
NE
3.5
NE
2.4
NE
Period(s) (?)161515141413131313131313131414141413141413121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80668357676371170110371847321037284708814576841009810852107331118514790210252420118295576732311298
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
50
E
55
E
60
ENE
45
NNE
40
NW
40
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcrosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.57
12:23PM
1.47
12:59AM
1.53
1:15PM
1.43
1:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.51
6:40PM
0.44
7:15AM
0.54
7:30PM
0.47
8:09AM
0.54
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:55-------5:53---
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819201918191818181919191919202020212120191919
Feels °C (?)201920201918171615151515141414141313131615141517
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