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Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)887712101091414914149914913131414121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151415141415141419192119182626292142434851302929
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
1.75
1:30AM
1.60
1:47PM
1.66
2:22AM
1.55
2:35PM
1.59
3:14AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
0.26
7:34AM
0.37
8:07PM
0.32
8:24AM
0.45
8:55PM
0.37
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09
Sunset---8:39-------8:38-------8:38----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222828252018171723273027211919192327242216131213
Feels °C (?)222826241918171823262725211918182225222113111112
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