Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Nov)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 Nov)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.3
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)99101010111111111010101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)906108010261391114915551457136911991154908820698588522470404395345345300276270237
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
1.61
7:38AM
1.67
7:47PM
1.63
8:19AM
1.70
8:28PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.43
1:21AM
0.28
1:47PM
0.40
2:02AM
0.27
2:29PM
0.39
2:42AM
0.26
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:54-------5:52
Sunset---8:07-------8:08-------8:09----
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1051---------------------
Temp. °C181819191817161517212322181615151921222118171515
Feels °C (?)212021211917161516212222181615151920212017171516
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