Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
17.9° 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 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)8888889999101111111110101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62348863894612161197110994915751360112515621527136911991105983848698648588480460395
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ESE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.60
6:57AM
1.63
7:06PM
1.61
7:38AM
1.67
7:47PM
1.63
8:19AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
0.31
1:03PM
0.43
1:21AM
0.28
1:47PM
0.40
2:02AM
0.27
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:07-------8:07-------8:08------
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-14911610132---------------
Temp. °C181918191918181818201818171620222323181615151921
Feels °C (?)171715161515171820232019181620222222171515152020
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