Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.3
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.8
E
9
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
469
682
234
129
106
172
178
183
226
497
667
778
427
207
192
322
240
240
194
200
200
190
190
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:58AM1.55m
11:19PM1.70m
11:44AM1.56m
00:03AM1.70m
12:34PM1.58m
00:51AM1.69m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.34m
5:44AM0.32m
5:54PM0.36m
6:29AM0.29m
6:43PM0.38m
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
2
1
1
4
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
4
2
2
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
12
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
8
10
9
8
10
8
10
10
8
8
10
10
8
8
7
8
10
10
9
7
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.9
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.8
E
9
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
0.6
E
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
121
128
406
234
129
94
172
178
183
93
302
365
385
58
207
192
322
230
196
151
200
200
190
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
12
1.1
NE
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
131
98
89
106
113
91
91
69
91
93
56
45
180
177
296
240
240
194
112
78
60
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
E
9
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
N
9
Energy kJ
161
49
40
120
43
67
141
138
244
130
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.3
N
8
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
8
1
NE
7
1.4
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.3
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
379
469
682
79
110
94
226
497
667
778
427
97
53
36
35
1
4
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
5
1
2
5
5
5
4
1
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
241
196
2
23
115
66
21
106
106
106
106
58
106
106
115
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
7
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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