Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.1
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
12
113
194
107
153
248
418
187
149
94
91
101
107
109
85
62
44
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:48PM1.71m
2:09AM1.65m
2:53PM1.72m
3:16AM1.65m
3:57PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.23m
8:03PM0.36m
8:30AM0.25m
9:09PM0.36m
9:34AM0.24m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
16
17
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
11
10
11
11
15
16
14
10
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
14
13
12
12
10
7
10
9
13
14
11
7
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