Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
N
15
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
11
11
17
11
11
11
18
18
18
17
16
10
10
10
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:10AM1.47m
1:45PM1.54m
2:02AM1.42m
2:38PM1.52m
2:58AM1.41m
3:31PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.44m
8:01PM0.53m
8:15AM0.47m
8:55PM0.53m
9:08AM0.49m
9:49PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
11
11
10
13
16
18
16
13
12
11
9
13
16
18
16
13
12
11
10
12
18
20
15
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
12
14
16
14
12
10
9
7
12
14
15
14
12
11
9
8
9
16
18
10
7
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