Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 25 Dec 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
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 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.1
N
1.6
NNW
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)1313131313131414131313136677613688877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46454444444548504644444478218111947041601231451319763
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
0
ENE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
1.73
11:30PM
1.57
11:56AM
1.73
12:17AM
1.56
12:40PM
1.73
1:07AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
0.35
5:43AM
0.29
6:20PM
0.33
6:28AM
0.32
7:06PM
0.30
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:54-------5:56
Sunset---8:37-------8:37-------8:37----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------2139331--1--
Temp. °C192122211916161620232121202019171616171716151514
Feels °C (?)192020211915161619201919192021171516181615151514
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