Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
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2
3
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
2.2
NE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
NE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
NE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
ENE
7
NE
4.5
NE
3.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.3
E
1.7
ENE
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313131414141414131313121211101010111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103716193344409551736040680280399149108961341514640162081788117205640933191654962720640381576284
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.53
1:15PM
1.43
1:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.44
7:15AM
0.54
7:30PM
0.47
8:09AM
0.54
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset------5:55-------5:53-------5:52-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------17181371815141------1
Temp. °C191818181919191919202020202121201919181719202119
Feels °C (?)171615141515141414151514131516151416161619181918
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