Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 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
20.8° C
(Which is 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: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)1313999131211111111101099999944788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323114141414353331301816242222212020201738156181197
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SW
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.75
11:04AM
1.75
11:31PM
1.71
11:45AM
1.68
12:14AM
1.66
12:27PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
0.25
5:21PM
0.21
5:41AM
0.32
6:02PM
0.27
6:24AM
0.39
6:44PM
0.33
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:45-------7:44
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C161514141720222116141413182222211617181717181919
Feels °C (?)161514141719202014131312172120201416161312141716
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