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Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
20.6° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131387877777777138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535353535353525129272717171732323231171616161615
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
1.97
10:56PM
1.78
11:24AM
1.92
11:48PM
1.72
12:12PM
1.84
12:39AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
0.13
5:08AM
0.10
5:45PM
0.16
5:57AM
0.18
6:33PM
0.20
6:46AM
0.28
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset---8:39-------8:39-------8:39----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202223231816161620232522181615162126272319191717
Feels °C (?)202122231615151418222518161513141823232016161616
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