Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whangamata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)1010578887766666667777791010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3737371131381592152862251531078771584647495960594897146185
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
1.71
4:51PM
1.65
5:32AM
1.74
5:54PM
1.66
6:31AM
1.79
6:53PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
0.37
11:09PM
0.25
11:49AM
0.34
12:11AM
0.22
12:49PM
0.28
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-6:58--------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----7:58-------7:55-------7:54--
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C181818191919181817171819201817161513151618191512
Feels °C (?)1715151618181515151517181918161514121211151597
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