
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
200 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 202 | 202 | 159 | 440 | 448 | 377 | 137 | 156 | 111 | 127 | 127 | 122 | 116 | 256 | 318 | 388 | 720 | 500 | 439 | 381 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.56m | 10:39PM1.71m | 10:58AM1.55m | 11:19PM1.70m | 11:44AM1.56m | 00:03AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.31m | 5:02AM0.34m | 5:09PM0.34m | 5:44AM0.32m | 5:54PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NNE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
200 | 163 | 110 | 85 | 202 | 202 | 159 | 326 | 273 | 245 | 137 | 79 | 81 | 127 | 127 | 73 | 116 | 238 | 102 | 102 | 575 | 500 | 439 | 381 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 |
175 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 55 | — | — | 125 | 125 | 156 | 84 | 156 | 111 | 119 | 125 | 122 | 92 | 96 | 3 | — | 12 | 85 | 94 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 60 | 44 | 112 | 115 | 48 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 113 | 125 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 55 | 128 | 440 | 448 | 377 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 318 | 388 | 720 | 115 | 180 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 107 | 159 | 165 | 193 | 127 | 21 | 66 | 79 | 79 | 23 | 30 | 55 | 79 | 115 | 106 | 79 | 79 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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