Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 23 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (23 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (23 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.4
NNW
0.8
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1212161215151515666131367141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2828392855545484778296464515157464646734846454449
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
1.60
9:56AM
1.73
10:05PM
1.59
10:36AM
1.73
10:47PM
1.58
11:15AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
0.26
4:12PM
0.38
4:21AM
0.26
4:55PM
0.36
5:01AM
0.27
5:37PM
0.35
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:54----
Sunset-------8:36-------8:37-------8:37
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------3--1---------
Temp. °C181919192125252221202020212118201715151519202222
Feels °C (?)181919192022231919191919191918201614151519192121
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