Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121213131391499101399913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272727262524232322373942834319161919323114141414
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
0
S
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
1.78
9:42AM
1.85
10:07PM
1.78
10:24AM
1.81
10:49PM
1.75
11:04AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
0.17
4:00PM
0.14
4:17AM
0.20
4:41PM
0.16
4:59AM
0.25
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset-7:51-------7:49-------7:47------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201915131212161921201513121216202119171615141720
Feels °C (?)181814111111151819191311111116191918161615141819
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