Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Oct 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.2
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.5
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)1011111111711111177744117881717841515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11111111117119999813179999282912122221
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
1.59
3:29PM
1.69
3:58AM
1.56
4:29PM
1.67
4:59AM
1.56
5:23PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
0.32
9:49PM
0.37
10:08AM
0.36
10:49PM
0.37
11:06AM
0.38
11:43PM
0.34
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:31-------6:30-------6:28------
Sunset-----7:32-------7:34-------7:35--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111115191915121110101416171513121111151818171312
Feels °C (?)881115141099891215141211111011151514151211
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Coromandel

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Whangamata Beach (moderate winds from the W at Waihi 28 km from Whangamata Beach). 0.2m 8s swell from the NE with a 0.2m 10s swell from the ENE and a 0.2m 6s windswell from the NNE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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21 km/h
W
0.0
16.0
Air / Water (°C)
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