Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NE
0.8
NNE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
N
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)888881388771099111010101010999109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)513635343441324762625117020320425111410296684742474645
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffoffcross-
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
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
1.61
8:19AM
1.76
8:35PM
1.67
9:00AM
1.81
9:19PM
1.72
9:41AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
0.25
2:37PM
0.29
2:48AM
0.21
3:20PM
0.21
3:32AM
0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset-8:12-------8:10-------8:08------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C222018171716192223211716161619232421201716151922
Feels °C (?)201818171715182020181514141417192119201513121618
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