Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 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
22.1° 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 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101091099999999999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571251221229064756947484747464645454442414039393837
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
1.81
9:19PM
1.72
9:41AM
1.86
10:04PM
1.76
10:23AM
1.87
10:49PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
0.21
3:32AM
0.17
4:02PM
0.15
4:16AM
0.16
4:45PM
0.12
5:01AM
0.17
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset---8:08-------8:07-------8:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192324211920181618232320171514121619212016141312
Feels °C (?)16202118172017141519191614101091418191815121110
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