Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.4
E
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)8999998899151415917161615151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1289749766699575517482422372334405330339311563742759674568469556517552897
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offglassglassoffglasscrossglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
1.58
11:24PM
1.62
11:36AM
1.52
12:10AM
1.57
12:23PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
0.40
5:09PM
0.34
5:38AM
0.46
5:53PM
0.40
6:25AM
0.51
6:40PM
0.44
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:00------5:59-------5:57---
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2433311------111--------
Temp. °C191920202120191818171820201918181818191919181819
Feels °C (?)161718182020201919181921222020192019201818181716
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