Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
N
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.5
NNE
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)888888888777878111111101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3372772773463772632992631421341401178669515984827610481828256
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
W
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
1.96
8:35AM
1.93
9:09PM
1.98
9:26AM
1.91
10:01PM
1.97
10:20AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.11
2:55PM
-0.03
3:25AM
0.11
3:46PM
-0.01
4:19AM
0.13
4:39PM
0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--16---31---------------
Temp. °C161515151618171414131312141615111011101112151514
Feels °C (?)1515151315161412131212111314118776781199
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