Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (07 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
75
66
75
140
140
108
123
71
158
282
145
117
120
97
113
131
110
121
77
105
105
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:15PM1.72m
5:51AM1.66m
6:06PM1.71m
6:41AM1.70m
6:54PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.24m
11:58AM0.34m
00:26AM0.22m
12:50PM0.33m
1:12AM0.20m
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thunderstorm
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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4
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6
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Temp °C
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
17
16
16
15
15
18
20
21
20
17
15
14
15
Feels °C
19
19
19
17
17
17
15
18
17
15
15
16
15
15
17
18
19
18
17
15
14
15
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