Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
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
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
21
16
15
11
11
11
8
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
7
8
20
40
50
39
25
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:54AM1.75m
2:24PM1.59m
2:54AM1.71m
3:27PM1.58m
3:52AM1.69m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.26m
8:15AM0.31m
8:33PM0.32m
9:16AM0.32m
9:34PM0.35m
10:13AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
10
12
16
19
15
13
14
14
12
14
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
13
12
11
10
9
11
15
17
13
11
12
13
11
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
23
21
16
15
11
11
11
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
6
6
50
39
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
1
1
1
7
6
2
2
3
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
19
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
18
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
4
2
2
3
2
1
3
7
2
2
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
5
20
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
1
4
4
1
1
1
4
4
Distance (km)
129
115
106
106
106
106
106
234
195
126
126
126
115
115
106
242
207
116
115
67
22
22
106
109
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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