Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Dec 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
20.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (01 Dec)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (01 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
NNE
1.3
N
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.9
N
1.4
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010109996777778999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1631671701611271259896961006892616161145167198348203407332372212
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
SE
0
SE
10
NNW
5
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47PM
1.71
4:28AM
1.65
4:45PM
1.76
5:27AM
1.75
5:42PM
1.81
6:24AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
0.37
10:13PM
0.23
10:34AM
0.34
11:09PM
0.15
11:35AM
0.28
12:05AM
0.07
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset---8:20-------8:21-------8:22----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------121-91332----
Temp. °C192324211615151618192019171718181921211917161615
Feels °C (?)16202018151414161718202018192019212120161514118
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