Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
2.4
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
15
15
15
23
23
22
22
22
22
19
33
164
153
101
295
857
782
534
574
444
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
N
15
NNE
5
SE
15
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:13AM1.76m
10:28PM1.71m
10:57AM1.70m
11:12PM1.63m
11:43AM1.63m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.28m
4:45AM0.23m
5:09PM0.36m
5:28AM0.31m
5:54PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
16
14
11
10
10
12
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
12
13
10
8
7
8
10
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
13
13
10
8
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