Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.7
N
5
1
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
85
85
63
61
43
41
26
25
25
25
13
13
14
14
15
13
8
21
53
25
27
69
77
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
NE
0
NW
0
NW
0
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:44AM1.74m
4:28PM1.78m
4:45AM1.77m
5:28PM1.86m
5:46AM1.81m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.35m
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
11:07AM0.10m
11:43PM0.24m
12:06PM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
16
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
12
9
9
9
9
8
10
12
15
12
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