Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 Aug 2025 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
14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
1.4
N
1.2
N
0.9
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
NE
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
Period(s) (?)8999998888881177676666101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)284218134643219121312991167958781211559
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
1.52
1:05PM
1.51
1:17AM
1.47
1:58PM
1.49
2:10AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.49
6:48AM
0.42
7:14PM
0.54
7:37AM
0.45
8:06PM
0.57
8:29AM
0.46
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise------6:37-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset5:53-------5:54-------5:55-------
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C13111111111113151613121313121316161311111091215
Feels °C (?)721222710118799910121186777912
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Coromandel

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 28 km from Whangamata Beach has swung offshore (strong winds from the WSW at Waihi). 1.1m 8s swell from the NNE to make surfable waves.

    Whangamata Beach
  2. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Whangamata Bar (strong winds from the WSW at Waihi 29 km from Whangamata Bar). 1.1m 8s swell from the NNE to make surfable waves.

    Whangamata Bar
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28 km away, 31 min ago

43 km/h
WSW
0.0
14.6
Air / Water (°C)
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