Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
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
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)9149913139991312111111119109999997
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191619193231141414143533313018232422222120201534
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
crossglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
1.81
10:49PM
1.75
11:04AM
1.75
11:31PM
1.71
11:45AM
1.68
12:14AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
0.16
4:59AM
0.25
5:21PM
0.21
5:41AM
0.32
6:02PM
0.27
6:24AM
0.39
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:47-------7:46-------7:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C151920181615141417202221161414131721212017171717
Feels °C (?)151818171615141418192020141313121620201917151513
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