Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)895556665556677777787788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232231364269907453393949118186192180204333418429418469645811
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
1.90
11:18PM
1.90
11:35AM
1.86
12:10AM
1.87
12:29PM
1.79
1:06AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
0.03
5:33AM
0.16
5:56PM
0.07
6:26AM
0.21
6:49PM
0.13
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:22-------7:21----
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-------------12--21425
Temp. °C181818171717171717181818181818181819191818181718
Feels °C (?)171616151414151414151515151616161415161514141314
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