Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
N
1
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
2.2
N
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NNE
2
N
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)1312121256677778888888877788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131212111761148199226255333564295246220117931077784134203471438
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
N
25
NW
5
W
5
NNE
15
N
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
1.81
6:56AM
1.87
7:29PM
1.90
7:45AM
1.92
8:18PM
1.96
8:35AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.19
1:17PM
0.04
1:42AM
0.14
2:06PM
-0.01
2:33AM
0.11
2:55PM
-0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------1--154------124--2
Temp. °C151514141719181818181717171919171516171718181815
Feels °C (?)141412111416141414131213171917151515161415141411
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