Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.8
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
1.7
N
1.6
NNE
1.6
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)566677888888887788888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256110512719330686699439330232611711494164208367403377232169214164249
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
0
NE
5
ENE
15
NNE
30
N
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
1.87
7:29PM
1.90
7:45AM
1.92
8:18PM
1.96
8:35AM
1.93
9:09PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.04
1:42AM
0.14
2:06PM
-0.01
2:33AM
0.11
2:55PM
-0.03
3:25AM
0.11
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:44-----
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----3451-----392-14324-
Temp. °C181919181817181717202016151516171618161515151413
Feels °C (?)151615141413141417191715151515131315131213131211
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