Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 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
21.9° 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 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (05 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (05 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)999913131313131313121212121212131313914139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)534140392827272727262524232322373958834320163119
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
1.77
8:59AM
1.87
9:23PM
1.78
9:42AM
1.85
10:07PM
1.78
10:24AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
0.16
3:18PM
0.14
3:34AM
0.17
4:00PM
0.14
4:17AM
0.20
4:41PM
0.16
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------7:51-------7:49-------7:47
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121618201915131212162022201514131317202119
Feels °C (?)121211111617181813111111151921191213121217191918
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