Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 09 Mar 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)11111010109999999848888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3030171724222221202020191829210259427450364394449449449438
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
S
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.71
11:45AM
1.68
12:14AM
1.66
12:27PM
1.61
12:58AM
1.60
1:11PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
0.32
6:02PM
0.27
6:24AM
0.39
6:44PM
0.33
7:08AM
0.46
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----7:07-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:44-------7:42
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C161514131721212017161718181919191716161617171818
Feels °C (?)141413121620191917141515131516171313131213121314
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