Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111111111111667141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)166163156106736944442423219999844161616141313
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-111---------1----------
Temp. °C141515141518181615151515161717151413151316191917
Feels °C (?)12121191012131112121212121312101111121115171715
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