Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.2° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
255
240
236
163
157
118
118
87
85
58
86
59
59
57
34
34
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58AM1.52m
3:39PM1.53m
3:50AM1.50m
4:31PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.52m
9:14AM0.41m
9:43PM0.55m
10:05AM0.42m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
10
10
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
9
8
Feels °C
10
10
9
4
5
5
2
3
2
4
5
7
9
9
8
5
4
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