Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
39
47
77
69
127
136
125
129
110
120
120
110
127
160
219
422
459
416
397
388
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35PM1.74m
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
4:08AM1.62m
4:42PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
10:21AM0.28m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:47
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6:43
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7:23
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Temp °C
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
14
18
19
18
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
9
8
12
16
17
16
8
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