Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Nov)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010101099999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1457136911991154964804684588511460395345320345300276242237216221221247253253
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
offoffglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
1.67
7:47PM
1.63
8:19AM
1.70
8:28PM
1.63
8:59AM
1.72
9:08PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21AM
0.28
1:47PM
0.40
2:02AM
0.27
2:29PM
0.39
2:42AM
0.26
3:11PM
0.38
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:08-------8:09-------8:10--
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181719232322181715151921222018171616192120201716
Feels °C (?)191719232322181615151920201818171616192020211716
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