Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.5
NNE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)1616101010101112111111101010101099999131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74146115167142142153214293273238225809457575352403938272727
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
S
10
N
15
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
1.83
7:47PM
1.74
8:13AM
1.86
8:36PM
1.77
8:59AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
0.19
1:43PM
0.22
2:00AM
0.16
2:32PM
0.17
2:48AM
0.16
3:18PM
0.14
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------7:53-------7:52-------7:51
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C14108812161918141199141819181413131216192120
Feels °C (?)843371013118756121616151112121116191919
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