Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
17
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
25
15
6
4
4
4
8
8
8
4
5
5
4
4
7
7
7
24
15
8
13
16
36
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:31AM1.96m
10:49PM1.85m
11:24AM1.93m
11:44PM1.79m
12:20PM1.89m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.01m
4:49PM0.15m
5:09AM0.04m
5:44PM0.18m
6:03AM0.10m
6:41PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
11
12
16
18
18
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
15
11
11
11
10
14
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
8
6
7
10
11
12
7
7
5
5
6
9
11
11
11
8
8
8
8
11
12
12
11
11
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