Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
20.1° 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 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)9141313131313131312121212121211111111777714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23543642335034521516616311210671694444242321991515954
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:50-------5:49---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----21--1---------------
Temp. °C161517191616151515141517181615151516161817151312
Feels °C (?)1615161714141312119101213121212121312141210109
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