Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.9
SE
5
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
81
56
43
33
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
32
34
30
31
30
29
33
38
31
25
23
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:55PM1.93m
11:16AM1.78m
11:52PM1.87m
12:16PM1.71m
00:52AM1.80m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.04m
5:14AM0.18m
5:34PM0.11m
6:13AM0.24m
6:32PM0.19m
7:13AM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
17
15
12
10
10
9
10
13
14
14
14
13
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
15
13
10
7
5
6
5
6
9
11
12
9
9
8
8
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
82
81
56
35
33
18
18
17
17
6
15
9
15
30
34
30
31
23
29
33
38
31
25
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
6
0.3
E
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
17
17
19
16
8
8
8
9
3
16
6
15
8
8
5
7
11
30
14
5
6
2
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
9
8
2
1
4
4
1
1
3
6
1
1
1
7
6
6
7
1
2
6
3
6
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
16
28
43
43
31
15
10
9
8
6
11
18
32
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
106
106
106
106
106
12
24
24
106
106
106
106
106
0
106
106
106
7
7
7
106
106
106
129
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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