Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
89
58
87
87
86
85
81
77
76
103
73
72
72
71
69
64
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:07PM1.61m
6:17AM1.55m
6:51PM1.66m
7:02AM1.57m
7:33PM1.70m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.48m
12:32PM0.33m
1:04AM0.43m
1:16PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
5
5
7
9
10
9
7
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
8
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