Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
67
88
57
33
27
33
42
46
37
36
27
29
71
107
125
99
120
127
116
109
96
99
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:32PM1.77m
1:55AM1.66m
2:35PM1.74m
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.19m
7:51PM0.31m
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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7:22
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3
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Temp °C
10
10
10
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
4
5
4
7
9
9
8
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
9
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