Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.9
N
7
1.8
NE
14
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
264
300
266
260
211
211
163
167
197
225
275
320
262
276
276
326
1267
1370
1647
1885
1674
1532
1368
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
W
15
W
15
W
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24AM1.56m
10:55PM1.64m
11:06AM1.51m
11:39PM1.60m
11:52AM1.46m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.42m
4:39PM0.34m
5:12AM0.45m
5:22PM0.38m
5:57AM0.48m
6:07PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
16
16
17
18
19
17
18
18
17
15
16
18
17
15
13
12
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
16
14
16
16
15
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.4
NE
8
0.7
NE
11
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
14
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
Energy kJ
163
187
300
266
260
211
211
163
167
197
225
211
165
262
117
276
297
1267
1370
1647
1885
1674
1532
1368
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
NE
11
0.2
ENE
16
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
Energy kJ
32
33
3
2
2
2
61
26
127
107
94
59
56
29
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
NE
14
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
167
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
0.8
NNE
5
1.3
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.3
N
6
1.9
N
7
Energy kJ
264
28
275
320
220
276
127
326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
30
106
106
241
241
196
123
123
106
106
123
245
245
245
252
252
47
0
0
2
20
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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