Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 236 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.66m | 6:04AM1.61m | 6:24PM1.73m | 6:48AM1.69m | 7:06PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.33m | 12:13PM0.31m | 00:42AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 12 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 79 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | NE 9 | — | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | E 9 | — | — | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 236 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 187 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 154 | 154 | 127 | 140 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 242 | 0 | 0 |
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