Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)7714141414131313121212566667777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44161616141413131212111189148148163202282529478387368186
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
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
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.81
6:40PM
1.81
6:56AM
1.87
7:29PM
1.90
7:45AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
0.26
12:29PM
0.12
12:51AM
0.19
1:17PM
0.04
1:42AM
0.14
2:06PM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset------5:47-------5:45-------5:45-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11241---
Temp. °C141313131619191614141414171919181718171618192017
Feels °C (?)111111111416171412121212141515141314131316161816
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