Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

Whangamata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
21
22
18
13
20
20
17
25
25
25
25
15
15
15
23
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:02PM1.85m
9:29AM1.81m
9:45PM1.79m
10:13AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.11m
3:41PM0.22m
4:02AM0.16m
4:25PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
11
14
15
14
12
9
8
8
12
15
16
14
11
Feels °C
8
7
6
7
9
13
12
12
9
6
5
5
9
12
12
11
9
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