Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
14
14
13
6
13
32
65
53
66
91
83
41
30
23
15
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:28PM1.86m
5:46AM1.81m
6:27PM1.94m
6:45AM1.85m
7:23PM1.99m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.10m
11:43PM0.24m
12:06PM0.05m
00:43AM0.18m
1:04PM0.01m
1:41AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
16
14
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
12
10
8
8
11
10
10
13
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
15
13
11
10
10
10
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