Whangamata Beach surf break

Whangamata Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 17 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (17 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
78
78
78
77
50
49
48
52
51
50
50
49
50
43
41
41
54
41
64
121
125
129
107
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NE
0
ENE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:28AM1.87m
7:05PM1.95m
7:21AM1.91m
7:58PM2.00m
8:15AM1.92m
8:51PM2.03m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.01m
1:19AM0.14m
1:41PM-0.04m
2:14AM0.11m
2:35PM-0.05m
3:09AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
12
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
14
15
13
13
13
13
14
8
10
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
80
78
15
78
77
50
43
33
25
21
21
22
49
23
43
41
41
32
41
64
70
125
129
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
5
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
78
12
4
49
48
52
51
50
50
15
50
33
32
33
54
14
18
17
20
20
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
18
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.9
E
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
1.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
17
21
13
3
12
37
44
32
28
30
19
3
2
2
121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
77
106
106
55
106
43
0
0
0
106
106
53
53
22
0
0
0
24
17
0
0
0
7
22
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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