Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 06 Mar 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212131313914991013999131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272625242323223739428360191619193231141414143533
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
1.78
9:42AM
1.85
10:07PM
1.78
10:24AM
1.81
10:49PM
1.75
11:04AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
0.17
4:00PM
0.14
4:17AM
0.20
4:41PM
0.16
4:59AM
0.25
5:21PM
0.21
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:47-------7:46
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. °C151313121619212015131211151920191615151417202120
Feels °C (?)141212111518191913111110151818181515151417191919
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