Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
N
6
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
21
122
47
176
188
110
85
72
80
82
45
42
27
34
23
20
13
18
18
14
44
39
38
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05AM1.84m
8:19PM1.85m
8:52AM1.91m
9:07PM1.88m
9:41AM1.95m
9:57PM1.88m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.10m
2:17PM0.20m
2:39AM0.04m
3:06PM0.16m
3:27AM0.01m
3:57PM0.14m
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
14
18
16
17
14
11
9
9
10
15
18
19
16
13
13
12
12
16
19
17
15
12
Feels °C
12
10
11
15
14
16
11
7
4
4
6
11
15
14
11
9
9
7
7
11
13
11
10
6
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